Jeremiah 49:31

Arise ye, go up against a nation at ease—dwelling securely, Commandeth Yahweh,—Having neither doors nor bars, Alone, do they dwell:

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In The King James Version

Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.

In Context

30Flee remove far away, go deep to dwell, Ye inhabitants of Hazor, Urgeth Yahweh; For Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon—hath counseled against you, a counsel, And devised against you a device.

32So shall their camels, become, a prey, And the throng of their cattle, a spoil, Then will I scatter them to every wind even the clipt-beards,—And from all sides of him, will I bring in their doom Declareth Yahweh.

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Cross References

Numbers 23:9Surely from the head of the rocks, do I see him, Yea, from the hills, do I observe him,—Lo! a people, who alone doth dwell, And among the nations, he doth not reckon himself.

Judges 18:7So the five men went their way, and entered Laish,—and saw the people who were therein, dwelling securely, after the manner of the Zidonians, quietly and securely, and there was no one to reproach them with anything in the land, none to possess himself of dominion, they being, far away, from the Zidonians, and having no dealings with any one.

Psalms 123:4Exceeding sated therewith, is our soul,—The scorn of the careless, The contempt of the proud.

Isaiah 32:11Tremble, ye women in comfort, Be troubled ye daughters so confident,—Strip! and bare yourselves, and gird somewhat on your loins:

Jeremiah 48:11Moab, hath been at ease from his youth, And settled is he upon his lees, And hath not been poured out from vessel to vessel, Nor into captivity, hath gone,—For this cause, hath his flavour stood still within him, And his scent is unchanged.

Ezekiel 38:11and wilt say— I will go up over a land of hamlets, I will enter among them who are at rest dwelling securely,— All of them, dwelling without a wall, Who bars and doors, have none;

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:29-34

The Judgment of Kedar. ( b. c. 595.) 28 Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord ; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east. 29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side. 30 Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the Lord ; for Nebuchadrezzar… Read the whole commentary →

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