Jeremiah 49:32

Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoil. I will scatter to the wind in every direction those who shave their temples; I will bring calamity on them from all sides,” declares the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD declares judgment through Jeremiah against a complacent, gateless nation, pronouncing invasion and total desolation.

The words — The Hebrew `גְמַלֵּיהֶם` (gemallehem) translates literally to "their camels," while `לָבַז` (lavaz) means "into spoil," directly describing the transfer of livestock to enemy possession.

The thread — The motif of forced dispersion appears in Jeremiah 49:36 with the four winds, while the practice of shaving temples connects to the judgment on desert dwellers in Jeremiah 9:26 and 25:23.

Why it lands — The text declares complete loss of wealth and geographic scattering for a secure nation, demanding that readers acknowledge divine sovereignty over human security.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָי֨וּve./ha.Yuand/ they will become גְמַלֵּיהֶ֜םge.ma.lei./Hemcamels/ their לָבַ֗זla./Vaz<into>/ spoil וַהֲמ֤וֹןva./ha.Monand/ [the] abundance of מִקְנֵיהֶם֙mik.nei./Hemlivestock/ their לְשָׁלָ֔לle./sha.Lal<into>/ plunder וְזֵרִתִ֥יםve./ze.ri.Ti/mand/ I will scatter/ them לְכָל־le./kholto/ every ר֖וּחַRu.achwind קְצוּצֵ֣יke.tzu.Tzei[those who] are cut off of פֵאָ֑הfe.'Ah[the] corner וּמִכָּל־u./mi./kol-and/ from/ all עֲבָרָ֛יו'a.va.Ra/vsides/ its אָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'I will bring אֶת־'et-<obj.>אֵידָ֖ם'ei.Da/mdisaster/ their נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 9:26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”
Jeremiah 25:23 Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;
Jeremiah 49:36 I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go.
Ezekiel 5:10 As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’
Ezekiel 12:14 And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.
Deuteronomy 28:64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
Ezekiel 5:12 A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.