28 A Concerniag Kedar w, and concerning, the kingdoms of Hazor x, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ſhall ſmite, thus faith the LORD y,
| Ariſe ye, goup to Kedar, and ſpoil the men of the ealt. z
w K:1', Gen. 25. 13. was one of the Sons of Iſhmael, whoſe Poſtericy inhabnted part of Arabia Petrea. See Ha. 21. 13, 17. We read of 1t, Pſal. 120. 5. Cant 1. 5. Exch 27.21. x Weread of
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in Scripture but in Ferfa, Dan. 8. 2. and thevgh thef vere indeed at 4 great diflance, yet 1t js probable thar Ne{nchadningcy having conquered the 4ſſjrians, might alſo make ſome inroads into Fer- /z1, rhe Emperour of which atterward conquered Baby/on, This
'ropiecy being in rhe firit Year of Zedeþiah, muſt needs belong
beforerhe thing was done, for it was ten Years before the King of Babylon took Hitruſalem.
35 Thus faith the LORD of hofts, Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might 6,
b All thoſe Eaſtern People were famous for the uſe of the Bnw, the Elamites in ſpecial, Tſziah 22. 6. thoſe Bows were the chizf of their offenſive Armour, tho* hy the chief of their might maya'iſo be maant their moft mighty and ſtrong Warriours. This Prophecy 1s probably judged to be fulfilled when the Perſcans made a defec- on from the Ring of the aſedzs, who was Son-in-Law to Neb:- , chadntzar. Others think that this Prophecy was accompliſhed by Alexander the Emperouy of Greece, or rather by his Succet- ſors.
36 And upon Elam will I bring che four winds, from the four quarters of heaven,and will ſcatter them towards all thoſe winds;and there ſhall be no na-
tron whither the outcaſts of Elam ſhall not come c.
c The Prophet threatnerh the deſtruction of the Per/72ns, by a Confederacy of Enemies, ſuppoſe Babylonizns, Medes, &c. which ſhould affault them on all ſides, as when the wind blows at the ſame time from all Quarters, which cauſerh a Whirlwind which driverh. the Duft every way hither, and thither, ſo he ſaith the Perſians ſhould be ſcattered into all Nations, |
Hr, Joh. 11.1, Verſe to, it was the head City to ſeveral Kingdoms in Feſhra's rime, Fabin was king of 1t in the times of
37 For I will cauſe Elam to be diſmayed before
Deb5rah, Fadg. 4. 2. y The Prophet forerels that Nebuch2dnergar| their enemies, and before them that ſeek their life fnould alſoconquer tele Kingdoms. I And faith, he heard che and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce 4n-
Lord call to Nevachadnerar to go up againſt chem.
ger , faith the LORD, and I will ſend the ſword af-
29 Their tents and their flocks ſhall they take a-j ter them, till I have con@{med them 4.
way 4; they ſhall take to themſelves their curtains and all their veſſels, and their camels b, and they
all cry unto them, Fear z- on every hide c.
z Thar 15, the Chaldeans ſhall rake away the Kedarens Tents, for they being a People whole Cartel were their livelyhood, had no fxed Houſes but Tents, which were moveable Hahirations, cover- ed with Skins of Beaſts. b And the Curtains which they uſed to , draw before rhoſe Tenrs, and ſerved them as fides,as gable ends of Houſes ſerve us, and all the Furniture of their Tents or Taberna- cles, and their Cartel, and either their Enemies ſhoald fright them with tcrrible noiſes and outcrres, or they ſhould themſelves cry out that they were ſurrounded with objetts of fear,
+ Fc. 30 © Flee, + get you taroff, dwell deep, O ye
fi: greatly. inhabitants of Hazor, faith the LORD 4; for Nebn- chadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken connſel a- 2ainſt you, and hath conceived a purpoſe againſt YOU ©, 4 The words ſeem to be the Prophet's words of advice to this People, to make all the haſte rhey could away,and ro ſecure them- felve: 35 well 25 they could, becauſe the Ring of Babylon had cer- tainly been raking counſel againit them, and was reſslved to di- fluch them, See /'*y, 8, where the like counſel is given to the
\Orth24z- 31 Ariſe, get you up tothe || wealthy nation that 7 146 © diyellerh without care, ſaith the LORD, which have =: 59% neither gatcs nor bars wc dwell alone f. fThe ſuppoſed reſuir of Neouchadnezza7's Counſels, giving charge ro his armies ro march againit che Kedavens, which lived at eaſe and quiet, and took nocare, Thar had no Cries, nor Gates nor Bars to keep their Enemies out,nor were near any Neighbours thac could afiti them, nor very near to one another living in Tents, fo might eaſily be over-run, and conquered, and made.a prey to Enemics, » 22 And their Camels ſhall he a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a ſpoil g, and I will ſcatter * Chip. into all winds * rhem that areÞ 1n the utmolt coraers, 9. 25. 23d 4 } will bring their calamity, from all ſides there- i fartg of, ſaith the LORD -. + ,#iv7 2 Theſe words found like a part of the King of Bahylon's ſup- {vn or Poled Speech incouraging his Soldiers from the Booty they ſhould
4 We meet with the like threatnings, Ver, 5,24, 29. as to fear, and as to their deſtruction we have often mer with the like rhreat- nings,
38 AndI will ſet my throne in Elam e, and will deſtroy from thence the king and the princes, faich the LORD f.
e God here calls the Throne of Nebuchadneqzer, or Cyrus, or Alexander, ( whoever he was that conquered-the Perſians ) his Throne. 1. Becauſe God gave it the Conquerour. 2. Or, be- cauſe God ſheived himſelf the Lord of hoſts, or the Lord of the whole Earth, by diſpoſing the Kingdom Per/72 at his-Pleaſure. f He doth not threaten the deſtruction of the whole Nation but che making of it all Tributary, ſo as it ſhould have no Kings nor Princes of 1ts own.
39 | But it ſhall come to paſs in the latter days, that | will bring again the captivity of Elam, faith the LORD g.
g We had the like promiſe as to Moab, Chap 48.-47. and as to Ammon, Ver. 6. the ſame latter days either fignifie afrer many days, or in the time of the AMeſras. In the former ſence it may refer to Cy74s, who conquered Perſi2 In the latrer ſence it is re- ferred to the ſpiritual liberty, which ſome of theſe poor Heathens were brought 1nto by the Goſpel. We read Af, 2. 9. that ſome of theſe Elamtes were at Hierujalem at Pentecoſt, and were ſome of chole converted to Chrilt,
CHAP. L.
The J«dgment of Babel, and the Land of Chaldea, for their I- dolatry, Tyranny and Pride ; with gracious Promiſ:s oj the Redemption of lirael intermixed, Verſe 4, 5, 19, 20, 34.
F by Jeremiah the Prophet a. a The Prophet having from the 45th. Chapter been denouncing F H*v.