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This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar 1 of Babylon. This is what the Lord says:
“Advance against Kedar!
Destroy the warriors from the East!
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Their flocks and tents will be captured,
and their household goods and camels will be taken away.
Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard:
‘We are terrorized at every turn!’
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Run for your lives,” says the Lord .
“Hide yourselves in deep caves, you people of Hazor,
for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has plotted against you
and is preparing to destroy you.
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“Go up and attack that complacent nation,”
says the Lord .
“Its people live alone in the desert
without walls or gates.
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Their camels and other livestock will all be yours.
I will scatter to the winds these people
who live in remote places. 2
I will bring calamity upon them
from every direction,” says the Lord .
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“Hazor will be inhabited by jackals,
and it will be desolate forever.
No one will live there;
no one will inhabit it.”