John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 49:32

"And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners [of their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, saith Jehovah." — Jeremiah 49:32 (ASV)

And their camels shall be a booty To the Chaldean army, as before, (Jeremiah 49:29); and the multitude of their cattle a spoil; to the same; the Kedarenes had large flocks of sheep, as well as a multitude of camels, on which they lived, and in which their substance lay; see (Isaiah 60:6Isaiah 60:7) (Job 1:3);

and I will scatter into all winds them [that are] in the utmost corners; them that were gone with their flocks to feed them in the uttermost parts of their land; who, on hearing of the Chaldean army being entered and ravaging their country, would leave their flocks, and flee and be dispersed in the several parts of the world: or, "them that are cut in the corner" ^F21; in the corners of their beard; that have their hair cut all around, as the Arabians had; (See Gill on Jeremiah 9:26);

and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, says the Lord; suggesting that Nebuchadnezzar should surround them with his army, and so dispose of his troops, by placing them some in one part, and some in another, that they should not be able to escape on any side. It denotes their utter destruction and desolation.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F21: (hap yuwuq) "attonsi comam", V. L. "praecisi lateribus", Piscator.