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Flee you, wander far off, dwell in the depths, you inhabitants of Hazor, says Yahweh; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, and has conceived a purpose against you.
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The Illusion of Security
Commentators like John Calvin and Matthew Henry note that the people of Hazor felt secure in their remote desert dwellings, believing their obscurity protected them. However, this verse shows that no location or circumstance can hide us from God's judgment. As one scholar puts it, 'privacy and obscurity are not always protection and security,' reminding us that true safety is found only in God, not our physical surroundings.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A purpose against you - Others read “against them” (the wealthy nation, Jeremiah 49:31).
19th Century
Anglican
Dwell deep. —See Note on Jeremiah 49:8. The dwellers in the villages of Hazor are told, as those of Dedan had been, to flee into the furth…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah continues here with the same subject, but expresses more clearly what he had said: Flee, he says, depart far away. I rea…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O you inhabitants of Hazor, saith the Lord. The same is said…
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…