Jeremiah 49:31

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 49:31

Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation ,.... Or, "to the nation that is at ease" F19 אל גוי שליו "ad gentem quietam", V. L. Munster, Schmidt; "tranquillam", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "pacificam", so some in Vatablus, Pagninus, Montanus. ; the people that live quietly and in peace; have no wars with their neighbours, nor any among themselves; which seems to be the better sense of the word, for these Kedarenes were not a very wealthy people: these words do not express... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:31

The wealthy nation - שליו גוי goi sheleiv , "the peaceable nation" - Have neither gates nor bars - The Arabs, who had nothing but their tents; no cities, nor even permanent villages. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:31

Verse 31 He confirms the last verse, repeating what he had already said, Arise, ascend; but he adds, against a quiet nation This was the deep dwelling of which he had spoken; for the Kedareans, as they thought themselves to be as it were in another world, were secure; and hence he says, against a secure nation. The word שליו, sheliu, means delicate, as we have seen elsewhere, but in this place its meaning is secure. For though there might be no joys there, it is yet said to be a secure nation,... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:31

How easy is the expedition to which the Chaldean army is invited!—it is a mere holiday march. Resistance is impossible, for an enemy has never been dreamed of. The tribes of Hazer are not, indeed, a wealthy nation, for they have but little wealth to tempt either the conqueror or the merchant; they "live alone;" they are an uncommercial and unwarlike, but a profoundly "tranquil, nation, that dwelleth securely [or, 'confidently']"—a description reminding us of 8:7 ; Ezekiel 38:11 . In... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 49:31

The wealthy nation - Or, a nation at rest, living securely and in confidence.Which dwell alone - They dwell alone, i. e., have neither alliances with other nations, nor contact by commerce. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 49:30-33

Jeremiah 49:30-33 . Flee ye, get you far off Hebrew, נדו מאד ; Vulgate, Abite vehementer, Go away with eagerness, or, haste. Dwell deep, or, “retire deep for to dwell:” see note on Jeremiah 49:8. Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation The prophet here gives the Chaldeans a commission from God to undertake this expedition, and seize upon the wealth of the inhabitants of Hazor; which have neither gates nor bars Who have never been attacked, and therefore live securely without walls... 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 49:31

which dwell alone. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 23:9 . Deuteronomy 33:28 ). read more

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