Jer 49:28-29 | KingComments | STEP | Next comes the word of the LORD concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor ( ). Kedar is a son of Ishmael ( ). His descendants live in the wilderness of Arabia, where they are trading ( ). The LORD commands Nebuchadnezzar to advance on Kedar and devastate it. Their tents, their merchandise (flocks), and their possessions are taken from them ( ). They will also take their camels. They will be surrounded by the war cries of their enemies so that terror will grip them. The inhabitants of Hazor are urgently advised by the LORD to flee as quickly as possible and to hide as deeply as possible ( ). Here we see the grace of God, Who always gives a warning before His judgment comes. This is also true now. Judgment is coming, but He still gives man the opportunity to repent. Here He makes the plans of Nebuchadnezzar known to them, so that they are warned. He knows those plans and makes use of them ( ). Nebuchadnezzar is an instrument in His hand. Here we see the convergence of man’s plans and God’s counsel. The nation on which His judgment comes is a nation which is at ease. They do not care about anyone and go their own way. They also do not care about God and rely on their own strength. But their lives, which revolve only around themselves, will be turned upside down ( ). All their possessions will be taken from them, becoming booty for the enemy. They themselves will be scattered to all directions. Regardless of the safety of the group, they will perish there. The LORD declares so and so it happens. The depopulated Hazor will be populated by jackals ( ). It will not be rebuilt to be a city with inhabitants again. It is emphatically said that no one will dwell there and no son of man will reside there, forever. That is the fate of what has been built up without God.

‏ Jeremiah 49:28-29

Prophecy Concerning Kedar and Hazor

Next comes the word of the LORD concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor (Jer 49:28). Kedar is a son of Ishmael (Gen 25:13). His descendants live in the wilderness of Arabia, where they are trading (Eze 27:21). The LORD commands Nebuchadnezzar to advance on Kedar and devastate it. Their tents, their merchandise (flocks), and their possessions are taken from them (Jer 49:29). They will also take their camels. They will be surrounded by the war cries of their enemies so that terror will grip them.

The inhabitants of Hazor are urgently advised by the LORD to flee as quickly as possible and to hide as deeply as possible (Jer 49:30). Here we see the grace of God, Who always gives a warning before His judgment comes. This is also true now. Judgment is coming, but He still gives man the opportunity to repent. Here He makes the plans of Nebuchadnezzar known to them, so that they are warned.

He knows those plans and makes use of them (Jer 49:31). Nebuchadnezzar is an instrument in His hand. Here we see the convergence of man’s plans and God’s counsel. The nation on which His judgment comes is a nation which is at ease. They do not care about anyone and go their own way. They also do not care about God and rely on their own strength.

But their lives, which revolve only around themselves, will be turned upside down (Jer 49:32). All their possessions will be taken from them, becoming booty for the enemy. They themselves will be scattered to all directions. Regardless of the safety of the group, they will perish there. The LORD declares so and so it happens.

The depopulated Hazor will be populated by jackals (Jer 49:33). It will not be rebuilt to be a city with inhabitants again. It is emphatically said that no one will dwell there and no son of man will reside there, forever. That is the fate of what has been built up without God.