Jeremiah 49:30-31

49:30 The Lord says, ¹  “Flee quickly, you who live in Hazor. ² 

Take up refuge in remote places. ³ 

For King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has laid out plans to attack you.

He has formed his strategy on how to defeat you.” ⁴ 

49:31 The Lord says, ⁵  “Army of Babylon, ⁶  go and attack

a nation that lives in peace and security.

They have no gates or walls to protect them. ⁷ 

They live all alone.

[49:30]  ¹ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[49:30]  ² map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[49:30]  ³ tn Heb “Make deep to dwell.” See Jer 49:8 and the translator’s note there. The use of this same phrase here argues against the alternative there of going down from a height and going back home.

[49:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “has counseled a counsel against you, has planned a plan against you.”

[49:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[49:31]  ⁶ tn The words “Army of Babylon” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[49:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “no gates and no bar,” i.e., “that lives securely without gates or bars.” The phrase is used by the figure of species for genus (synecdoche) to refer to the fact that they have no defenses, i.e., no walls, gates, or bars on the gates. The figure has been interpreted in the translation for the benefit of the average reader.