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Their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners [of their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, says Yahweh.
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An Inescapable Judgment
The prophecy describes a judgment that is both complete and inescapable. Commentators highlight the imagery of being "scattered to all winds" like chaff and having "calamity... from every side." This wasn't just a raid where they lost their cattle and camels; it was a total uprooting and dispersal orchestrated by God, leaving no avenue for escape.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Them ... corners - Or, those who clip the corners of their beards ().
19th Century
Anglican
Arise, get you up... — The command of Jehovah goes out to the invaders. Their work will be an easy one. They are sent aga…
16th Century
Protestant
The explanation will be given tomorrow.
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Grant, Almighty God, that though the things related to us today from your Prophets, c…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And their camels shall be a booty To the Chaldean army, as before, (Jeremiah 49:29); and the mult…
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…
