49:28 The Lord spoke about Kedar 1 and the kingdoms of Hazor 2 that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon conquered.
“Army of Babylon, 3 go and attack Kedar.
Lay waste those who live in the eastern desert. 4
49:29 Their tents and their flocks will be taken away.
Their tent curtains, equipment, and camels will be carried off.
People will shout 5 to them,
‘Terror is all around you!’” 6
49:30 The Lord says, 7 “Flee quickly, you who live in Hazor. 8
Take up refuge in remote places. 9
For King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has laid out plans to attack you.
He has formed his strategy on how to defeat you.” 10
49:31 The Lord says, 11 “Army of Babylon, 12 go and attack
a nation that lives in peace and security.
They have no gates or walls to protect them. 13
They live all alone.
49:32 Their camels will be taken as plunder.
Their vast herds will be taken as spoil.
I will scatter to the four winds
those desert peoples who cut their hair short at the temples. 14
I will bring disaster against them
from every direction,” says the Lord. 15
49:33 “Hazor will become a permanent wasteland,
a place where only jackals live. 16
No one will live there.
No human being will settle in it.” 17