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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 to them, Terror on every side!
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A Nomadic Life Destroyed
Commentators explain that the items listed—tents, curtains, flocks, and camels—represented the entire wealth and way of life for the nomadic Kedarenes. The prophecy isn't about a simple raid, but a complete and total devastation that would destroy their homes, livelihood, and means of travel, leaving them utterly destitute.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Curtains - The hangings of the tents.
Fear is on every side - Magor-missabib (see Jeremiah 6:25 note); a cry, indicat…
19th Century
Anglican
Fear is on every side. —There is a striking individuality in this reproduction of the Magor-missabib cry which h…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, in speaking of tents and curtains, was referring to the way of living adopted by that nation. We know that the Arabs dwelt in cabins a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Their tents and their flocks shall they take away The Kedarenes were a people whose business chiefly lay in feeding flock…
Nebuchadnezzar would make desolation among the people of Kedar, who lived in the deserts of Arabia. He who conquered many strong cities will not le…
