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32 Their camels will become booty,
    their many herds will become spoil.
I’ll scatter to the winds
    those who shave the corners of their beards,[a]
and I’ll bring disaster on them from every side,”
    declares the Lord.

33 “Hazor will become a dwelling place for jackals,
    a perpetual wasteland.
No one will live there;
    no human being will reside in it.”

Prophecies against Elam

34 This is what came as a message from the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah:

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:32 Lit. cut off of the side

32 Their camels(A) will become plunder,
    and their large herds(B) will be spoils of war.
I will scatter to the winds(C) those who are in distant places[a](D)
    and will bring disaster on them from every side,”
declares the Lord.
33 “Hazor(E) will become a haunt of jackals,(F)
    a desolate(G) place forever.
No one will live there;
    no people will dwell(H) in it.”

A Message About Elam

34 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(I) early in the reign of Zedekiah(J) king of Judah:

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:32 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads