Jeremiah 49:28

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 49:28-33

These verses foretell the desolation that Nebuchadnezzar and his forces should make among the people of Kedar (who descended from Kedar the son of Ishmael, and inhabited a part of Arabia the Stony), and of the kingdoms, the petty principalities, of Hazor, that joined to them, who perhaps were originally Canaanites, of the kingdom of Hazor, in the north of Canaan, which had Jabin for its king, but, being driven thence, settled in the deserts of Arabia and associated themselves with the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:28

Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor ,.... A new prophecy concerning the Arabians; for Kedar was a son of Ishmael, Genesis 25:13 ; whose posterity inhabited Arabia Petraea. Hazor was Petra itself, the metropolis of the country, whose king had several petty kings and kingdoms under him; for this is not the Hazor in the land of Canaan destroyed by Joshua, which had been the head of several kingdoms; and where Jabin king of Canaan afterwards reigned, Joshua 11:10 , Judges... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:28

Concerning Kedar, and Concerning the Kingdoms of Hazor - This is the title of another new prophecy. Kedar was the name of one of the sons of Ishmael ( Genesis 25:13 ;) who settled in Arabia, and who gave name to a powerful tribe of Arabs who used to traffic with the Tyrians in cattle. It appears from this prophecy that Nebuchadnezzar got a commission to go against and reduce them to great misery. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:28

Verse 28 There is here another prophecy added respecting the Kedareans, who inhabited a part of Arabia. There is elsewhere mention made of them, and it is probable that they were neighbors to the Syrians and not far from Judea; for David complained (if he was the author of that psalm) that he dwelt among the children of Kedar, “Woe to me, because I am compelled to dwell in Mesech and with the children of Kedar,” (Psalms 120:5) Whoever, then, composed that psalm, it is a probable conjecture... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:28

Hazer ( i.e. the settled Arabs) is said to have kingdoms . "King" is used in Hebrew in a wider sense than we are accustomed to (comp. Jeremiah 25:24 , "All the kings of Arabia"). The "kings" of Hazer would be mere sheikhs or emirs. Shall smite; rather, smote. There is no justification whatever for the future. The statement is obviously a later addition, to show that the prophecy was fulfilled. On the form "Nebuchadrezzar," see on Jeremiah 21:2 . The men of the east . A general... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:28-33

Against the nomad and partly settled Arabs—the former described under the name Kedar (see on Jeremiah 2:10 ), the latter under that of Hazor (connected with hazer, an unwalled village; comp. Le Jeremiah 25:31 ). This use of Hazer is remarkable; elsewhere the name denotes towns in Palestine ( Joshua 11:1 ; Joshua 15:23 ; Nehemiah 11:33 ). There are two plainly marked strophes, Jeremiah 49:28-30 and Jeremiah 49:31-33 , both beginning with a summons to the foe to take the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 49:28

Hazor, derived from a word signifying an unwalled village, is a general appellative of those Arab tribes who were partially settled, while Kedar signifies the Bedawin, who used only tents. Some think that Hazor is another way of spelling Jetor, i. e., Ituraea, whose inhabitants, with the Kedarenes, would naturally be called the sons of the East.Shall smite - Or, smote. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 49:28-29

Jeremiah 49:28-29. Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor Kedar is well known to have been one of the sons of Ishmael, Genesis 25:13, who settled in Arabia. But of Hazor we find no satisfactory account given by commentators. There is, indeed, a city called Hazor, mentioned Joshua 11:10, and in other parts of Scripture: but this was in the land of Canaan; whereas the kingdoms of Hazor, here mentioned, were evidently in Arabia, in the neighbourhood, at least, of Kedar. Among the sons... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:28-33

A message concerning Kedar (49:28-33)Even the wandering tribes of the desert will suffer from the Babylonian invasions. The particular tribe that Jeremiah mentions is Kedar, which occupied a region known as Hazor. The people of Kedar lived in tents, kept flocks of sheep, and were shrewd traders (Psalms 120:5; Isaiah 60:7; Ezekiel 27:21). Jeremiah announces that their settlements will be wrecked, their animals will be taken, and they themselves will flee in terror (28-30).At the same time the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 49:28

The Forty-Eighth Prophecy of Jeremiah (see book comments for Jeremiah). Kedar. Name of the Bedouin dwelling in tents (Jeremiah 2:10 ), east of Palestine. Hazor. Near the Euphrates and the Persian Gulf. men = sons. read more

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