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its people live far from danger. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Go up and attack that complacent nation,” says the LORD. “Its people live alone in the desert without walls or gates. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, that dwells securely, declares the LORD, that has no gates or bars, that dwells alone. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a> Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a> “Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the LORD, “Which has neither gates nor bars, Dwelling alone. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Arise, go up against a nation which is at ease, Which lives securely,” declares the LORD. “It has no gates or bars; They dwell alone. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Arise, go up against a nation which is at ease, Which lives securely,&#8221 declares the LORD. &#8220It has no gates or bars; They dwell alone. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Arise, go up against a nation which is at ease, Which lives securely,” declares the LORD. “It has no gates or bars; They dwell alone. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Arise, go up against a nation which is at ease, Which inhabits its land securely,” declares Yahweh. “It has no gates or bars; They dwell alone. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Arise [Nebuchadnezzar], go up against a nation which is at ease, Which lives securely,” says the LORD, “A nation which has neither gates nor bars; They dwell apart and alone. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Rise up, attack a nation at ease, one living in security. This is the LORD’s declaration. They have no doors, not even a gate bar; they live alone. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Rise up, go up against a nation at ease, one living in security. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. They have no doors, not even a gate bar; they live alone. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a> Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith Jehovah; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You have no city walls and no neighbors to help, yet you think you're safe--so I told him to attack. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a> Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD; which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Get ready! Attack the nation living peacefully and securely, declares the LORD. It is a nation with no gates or bars. Its people live alone. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a> 'Come on! We'll attack those people that feel safe and secure! Their city has no gates or locks and is completely unprotected.' <a href="/isv/jeremiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Arise, go up against a nation at ease, living securely," declares the LORD, "without gates or bars, living alone. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,? declares the LORD. ?They have no gates or bars; they live alone. <a href="/net/jeremiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD says, "Army of Babylon, go and attack a nation that lives in peace and security. They have no gates or walls to protect them. They live all alone. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Arise, go up to a nation that is at ease, that dwells without care, says the LORD; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Arise, go up to the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. <a href="/web/jeremiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a> Arise! Go up to a nation that is at ease, that dwells without care,” says Yahweh; “that has neither gates nor bars, that dwells alone. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Rise, go up to a nation at rest, "" Dwelling confidently, a declaration of YHWH, "" It has no double gates nor bar, "" They dwell alone. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Rise ye, go up unto a nation at rest, Dwelling confidently, an affirmation of Jehovah, It hath no two-leaved doors nor bar, Alone they do dwell. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Arise, go ye up to the nation at rest, dwelling with confidence, says Jehovah; no gates and no bars to it; they shall dwell alone.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Arise, and so up to a nation that is at ease, and that dwelleth securely, saith the Lord: they have neither gates, nor bars: they dwell alone. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Rise up, and ascend to a nation that is quiet and lives in confidence, says the Lord. They have neither gates nor bars. They dwell alone. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a> Get up! set out against a tranquil nation, living in security—oracle of the LORD— Without gates or bars, dwelling alone. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, that lives secure, says the LORD, that has no gates or bars, that lives alone.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Arise, get you up against a wealthy nation that dwells in tranquillity, says the LORD, that has neither gates nor bars, that dwells alone. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Arise, come up against the rich people who dwell in quietness”, says LORD JEHOVAH, “That have no gates and no bars, and dwell by themselves<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Arise, get you up against a nation that is at ease, That dwelleth without care, saith the LORD; That have neither gates nor bars, That dwell alone. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Rise up, and go up against a nation settled and dwelling at ease, who have no doors, nor bolts, nor bars, who dwell alone. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15101" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">The Judgment on Kedar and Hazor</a> …30Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you. 31<a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qū·mū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Rise up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">advance</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w (N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/7961.htm" title="7961: šə·lêw (Adj-ms) -- Quiet, at ease. Or shaleyv; feminine shlevah; from shalah; tranquil; careless; abstractly, security.">at ease,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">one that dwells</a> <a href="/hebrew/983.htm" title="983: lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Security. From batach; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact and the feeling; often safely.">securely,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“They have no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: ḏə·lā·ṯa·yim (N-fd) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1280.htm" title="1280: ḇə·rî·aḥ (N-ms) -- A bar. From barach; a bolt.">bars;</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: yiš·kō·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">they live</a> <a href="/hebrew/910.htm" title="910: bā·ḏāḏ (N-ms) -- Isolation, separation. From badad; separate; adverb, separately.">alone.</a> 32Their 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8-9</a> So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. <a href="/ezekiel/38-11.htm">Ezekiel 38:11</a> You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates— <a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm">Zephaniah 2:15</a> This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist. <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9-11</a> Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters. / In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive. / Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists. <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Isaiah 32:18-19</a> Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest. / But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths. <a href="/ezekiel/39-6.htm">Ezekiel 39:6</a> I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Isaiah 21:13-15</a> This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites. / Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food. / For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. <a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Isaiah 10:6</a> I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24-25</a> Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. / I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Isaiah 14:30</a> Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a> As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-30</a> Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ... <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a> As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a> While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17</a> You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Arise, get you up to the wealthy nation, that dwells without care, said the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.wealthy nations.<a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Jeremiah 48:11</a> Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.<a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Psalm 123:4</a> Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.<a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9,11</a> Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech… that<a href="/judges/18-7.htm">Judges 18:7-10,27</a> Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man… <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8</a> Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:<a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Ezekiel 30:9</a> In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.which dwell<a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Numbers 23:9</a> For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.<a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Deuteronomy 33:28</a> Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.<a href="/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28</a> And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-26.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-11.htm">Care</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-16.htm">Confidently</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-11.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-42.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-16.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Two-Leaved</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Wealthy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-38.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-3.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Care</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Confidently</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-9.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-33.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-33.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-34.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-5.htm">Two-Leaved</a> <a href="/matthew/27-57.htm">Wealthy</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 49</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">The judgment of the Ammonites</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Their restoration</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">The judgment of Edom</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">of Damascus</a> 28. <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">of Kedar</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">of Hazor</a> 34. <a href="/jeremiah/49-34.htm">and of Elam</a> 39. <a href="/jeremiah/49-39.htm">The restoration of Elam</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/49.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/49.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Rise up, advance against a nation at ease This phrase is a divine command for action against a complacent nation. The context is a prophecy against the nations surrounding Israel, specifically targeting those who have become self-satisfied and unprepared for conflict. Historically, this reflects the period when various nations, including those in the Arabian Peninsula, were at peace and felt secure in their isolation. The call to "rise up" suggests a sudden and decisive movement, often seen in biblical narratives where God uses nations as instruments of His judgment (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17</a>).one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. The security mentioned here is deceptive, as it is not founded on divine protection but on human confidence. This reflects a common biblical theme where nations or individuals trust in their own strength or circumstances rather than in God (e.g., <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>). The phrase "declares the LORD" emphasizes the authority and certainty of the prophecy, underscoring that it is not merely a human prediction but a divine decree.They have no gates or bars; This imagery suggests a lack of fortifications, indicating vulnerability. In ancient times, city gates and bars were crucial for defense against invaders. The absence of these defenses implies a false sense of security and an underestimation of potential threats. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual complacency, where individuals or nations neglect the need for spiritual vigilance and protection (e.g., <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>).they live alone. Living "alone" suggests isolation, both geographically and politically. This could refer to nomadic tribes or small city-states that were not part of larger alliances or empires. In a spiritual sense, it can also imply a lack of community or support, highlighting the dangers of isolation from God and His people. This phrase may also connect to the idea of being set apart, but in this context, it is a negative separation, leading to vulnerability rather than holiness (e.g., <a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">Genesis 2:18</a>, where God notes it is not good for man to be alone).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment of God upon nations, including Israel and its neighbors. 2. <a href="/topical/k/kedar.htm">Kedar</a> A nomadic tribe descended from Ishmael, often associated with the Arabian desert. They are known for their wealth and security, living in tents without fortified cities. 3. <a href="/topical/h/hazor.htm">Hazor</a> A region or group of settlements in the Arabian desert, possibly linked with Kedar, known for its isolation and lack of fortifications. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the ultimate authority and source of the prophecy. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_invasion.htm">Babylonian Invasion</a> The historical context involves the Babylonian Empire, which God used as an instrument of judgment against various nations, including Kedar and Hazor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a> The passage warns against the danger of relying on material wealth or geographical isolation for security. True security is found only in God. <a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a> God's sovereignty extends over all nations, and His judgment is impartial. Nations and individuals alike must live in accordance with His will. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_action.htm">Call to Action</a> Believers are called to rise up and advance in their spiritual lives, not becoming complacent or at ease in their faith. <a href="/topical/i/isolation_vs._community.htm">Isolation vs. Community</a> Living "alone" can lead to vulnerability. Christians are encouraged to live in community, supporting and protecting one another.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 49</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_dead_sea's_biblical_role.htm">What is Mizpah's significance in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_child_sacrifice_in_hinnom.htm">Jeremiah 19:2 -- Where is the archaeological or historical evidence that child sacrifice actually took place in the Valley of Hinnom as described here?</a> <a href="/q/why_doesn't_edom's_desolation_match_history.htm">(Jeremiah 49:7-22) Why does the foretold permanent desolation of Edom not seem to match evidence of later settlements and Edomite culture?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_god's_land_promises_fit_scripture.htm">How do God's promises of land and everlasting covenant here fit with apparent inconsistencies elsewhere in Scripture (Genesis 17:7-8)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31-33) Arise, get you up . . .--The command of Jehovah goes forth to the invaders. Their work will be an easy one, for they are sent against a people that dwell defenceless in the open country, with no walls or gates, dwelling alone, without allies, their camels and their flocks offering an easy prey. Compare the description of Laish in <a href="/judges/18-7.htm" title="Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelled careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.">Judges 18:7</a>. The prophet repeats the characteristic term of scorn which we have found in <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm" title="Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.">Jeremiah 9:26</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm" title="Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,">Jeremiah 25:23</a>, "them that dwell in the utmost corners," or more accurately, those with cropped-hair temples, as descriptive of the wild tribes that are thus doomed to destruction. Their land shall be a dwelling-place for jackals (not "dragons"; see Note on <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm" title="And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.">Jeremiah 9:11</a>), desolate for ever.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - How easy is the expedition to which the Chaldean army is invited! - it is a mere holiday march. Resistance is impossible, for an enemy has never been dreamed cf. The tribes of Hazer are not, indeed, a wealthy nation, for they have but little wealth to tempt either the conqueror or the merchant; they "live alone;" they are an uncommercial and unwarlike, but a profoundly "tranquil, nation, that dwelleth securely [or, 'confidently']" - a description reminding us of <a href="/judges/8-7.htm">Judges 8:7</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/38-11.htm">Ezekiel 38:11</a>. In their idyllic, patriarchal state they feel no need of walls with their accompanying double gates (the gates of ancient cities were so large that they were divided) and bars. Like Israel in the prophetic vision (<a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Numbers 23:9</a>), "they dwell alone." <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Rise up, ק֣וּמוּ (qū·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand advance עֲל֗וּ (‘ă·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to a nation גּ֥וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts at ease, שְׁלֵ֛יו (šə·lêw) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7961.htm">Strong's 7961: </a> Tranquil, careless, security one that dwells יוֹשֵׁ֥ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry securely, לָבֶ֖טַח (lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_983.htm">Strong's 983: </a> A place of refuge, safety, safely declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel They have no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no gates דְלָתַ֧יִם (ḏə·lā·ṯa·yim) Noun - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> Something swinging, the valve of a, door or bars; בְרִ֛יחַ (ḇə·rî·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1280.htm">Strong's 1280: </a> A bolt they live יִשְׁכֹּֽנוּ׃ (yiš·kō·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> To settle down, abide, dwell alone. בָּדָ֥ד (bā·ḏāḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_910.htm">Strong's 910: </a> Isolation, separation <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:31 Arise go up to a nation that (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:32" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>