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27 I will set fire to the walls of Damascus;
    it will burn up the fortresses of Ben-hadad.

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar defeated, the Lord proclaims:

Get ready to attack Kedar;
    destroy the people from the east!
29 Seize[a] their tents and their flocks,
    their belongings and all their goods.
Take off with their camels
    and shout as you go:
        “Panic Lurks Everywhere!”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:29 Or They will seize…they will take off

27 “I will set fire(A) to the walls of Damascus;(B)
    it will consume(C) the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.(D)

A Message About Kedar and Hazor

28 Concerning Kedar(E) and the kingdoms of Hazor,(F) which Nebuchadnezzar(G) king of Babylon attacked:

This is what the Lord says:

“Arise, and attack Kedar
    and destroy the people of the East.(H)
29 Their tents and their flocks(I) will be taken;
    their shelters will be carried off
    with all their goods and camels.
People will shout to them,
    ‘Terror(J) on every side!’

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