Jeremiah 49:29

²⁷ “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”

²⁸ Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!

They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’

³⁰ Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you.

³¹ Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’
KJV: Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.
WEB: They will take their tents and their flocks. they will carry away for themselves their curtains, all their vessels, and their camels; and they will cry to them, ‘Terror on every side!’
ASV: Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side!
DARBY: Their tents and their flocks shall they take; their curtains and all their vessels, and their camels, shall they carry away for themselves; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side!
BLB: Their tents and their flocks they will take away; their curtains, and all their vessels and their camels they will carry [off] for themselves; they will cry out over them, ‘Terror [is] on every side!’

ÅB: Deres telt og deres småfe skal de ta; deres telttepper og alle deres redskaper og deres kameler skal de føre bort med seg, og de skal rope til dem: Redsel rundt omkring!
OTB: Deres telt og deres flokker skal bli tatt; deres tilfluktssteder skal bli ført bort med alle deres eiendeler og kameler. Folk vil rope til dem, ‘Redsel overalt!’
B1930: Deres telt og deres småfe skal de ta; deres telttepper og alle deres redskaper og deres kameler skal de føre bort med sig, og de skal rope til dem: Redsel rundt omkring!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 46:5
Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.
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Jeremiah 6:25
Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
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Habakkuk 3:7
I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
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Psalms 120:5
Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
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Jeremiah 49:24
Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.
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Isaiah 13:20
She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
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Judges 6:5
For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were innumerable, and they entered the land to ravage it.
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Judges 8:26
The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
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