Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:28-33

Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · Matthew Henry · CC0 1.0 Universal

Nebuchadnezzar would make desolation among the people of Kedar, who dwelt in the deserts of Arabia. He who conquered many strong cities, will not leave those unconquered that dwell in tents. He will do this to gratify his own covetousness and ambition; but God orders it for correcting an unthankful people, and for warning a careless world to expect trouble when they seem most safe.

They shall flee, get far off, and dwell deep in the deserts; they shall be dispersed. But privacy and obscurity are not always protection and security.

More for Jeremiah 49:28-33

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:1-39Jeremiah 49:1-39 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam.The Judgment of Kedar. (b. c. 595.)Jeremiah 49:28-33 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE JUDGMENT OF KEDAR. (B. C. 595.) These verses foretell the desolation that Nebuchadnezzar and his forces should make among the people of Kedar (who descended from Kedar the son of Ishmael, and inhabited a part of Ara…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:28-33Jeremiah 49:28-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryAgainst 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…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:28Jeremiah 49:28 · The Pulpit CommentaryHazer (i.e. the settled Arabs) is said to have kingdoms. "King" is used in Hebrew in a wider sense than we are accustomed to (comp. Jeremiah 25:24, "All the kings of Arabia"). The "kings" of Hazer would be mere sheikhs…

commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:1-39EXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam.Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Judgment of Kedar. (b. c. 595.)THE JUDGMENT OF KEDAR. (B. C. 595.) These verses foretell the desolation that Nebuchadnezzar and his forces should make among the people of Kedar (who descended from Kedar the son of Ishmael, and inhabited a part of Ara…Matthew Henry commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:28Hazer (i.e. the settled Arabs) is said to have kingdoms. "King" is used in Hebrew in a wider sense than we are accustomed to (comp. Jeremiah 25:24, "All the kings of Arabia"). The "kings" of Hazer would be mere sheikhs…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:28-33Against 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…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:29Fear on every side. This is a sadly familiar phrase of Jeremiah's. It is frequently applicable. The causes of alarm are numerous; so are the sufferers. I. FEAR IS AN EVIL. It is not only the shadow of future calamity; i…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:29All the possessions of the nomad are here mentioned—first his tents and his flocks; then the hangings of which the tent is composed (Jeremiah 4:20; Jeremiah 10:20), and the vessels which it contains; and finally the cam…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:30The prophet turns to the Arabs in villages who have still more to tempt the cupidity of plunderers, and urges them to flee while there is still time. Dwell deep (see on Jeremiah 49:8). Against you. This is the reading o…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:31How easy is the expedition to which the Chaldean army is invited!—it is a mere holiday march. Resistance is impossible, for an enemy has never been dreamed of. The tribes of Hazer are not, indeed, a wealthy nation, for…Joseph S. Exell and contributors