a49:28-33
bPs 120:5-7
cIsa 21:13-16
dEzek 27:21
e49:28-29
f49:30

‏ Jeremiah 49:28-33

Summary for Jer 49:28-33: 49:28-33  a The nomads of Kedar roamed freely in the upper Arabian Desert east of Palestine. They were a belligerent people (Ps 120:5-7  b; Isa 21:13-16  c) who raised flocks and herds for lucrative trade with Tyre (Ezek 27:21  d).

• Hazor was a region east of Damascus inhabited by nomads.

• The poem urges King Nebuchadnezzar to attack, and it describes the impact of the battles.
Summary for Jer 49:28-29: 49:28-29  e The Babylonians wanted to defeat the warriors of Kedar so they could capture their rich household goods and camels.
49:30  f The Lord exhorted the people of Hazor to run and hide, even though it would do them no good. Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king, had them on his agenda for conquest.
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