Jeremiah 49:28-33 - Exposition

Against the nomad and partly settled Arabs—the former described under the name Kedar (see on Jeremiah 2:10 ), the latter under that of Hazor (connected with hazer, an unwalled village; comp. Le Jeremiah 25:31 ). This use of Hazer is remarkable; elsewhere the name denotes towns in Palestine ( Joshua 11:1 ; Joshua 15:23 ; Nehemiah 11:33 ). There are two plainly marked strophes, Jeremiah 49:28-30 and Jeremiah 49:31-33 , both beginning with a summons to the foe to take the field.