Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:32
And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them [that are] in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.
32. that have the corners of their hair polled ] See on ch. Jer 9:26.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Them … corners – Or, those who clip the corners of their beards (compare Jer 9:26).
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 32. The utmost corners] Even in these utmost inaccessible recesses the sword and pillage shall reach them. “‘The utmost corners;’ insulated coasts; the peninsula of Arabia.” – Blayney.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: these words sound like a part of the king of Babylons supposed speech encouraging his soldiers from the booty they should get, which should be a great multitude of camels and other cattle; the latter words are the words of the prophet, in the name of the Lord, threatening ruin to these Kedarens and Hazorites, though they lived in corners, and might upon that account think themselves secure; God saith he would fetch them out of their utmost corners, and bring calamity from all parts upon them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
32. camelstheir chiefpossessions; not fields or vineyards.
in utmost . . . cornerswhoseemed least likely to be dispersed. Or else, “having the hairshaven (or clipped) in angles” (Jer 9:26;Jer 25:23) [GROTIUS].
calamity from all sideswhichwill force even those in “corners” to “scatter”themselves.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And their camels shall be a booty,…. To the Chaldean army, as before, Jer 49:29;
and the multitude of their cattle a spoil; to the same; the Kedarenes had large flocks of sheep, as well as a multitude of camels, on which they lived, and in which their substance lay; see Isa 60:6;
and I will scatter into all winds them [that are] in the utmost corners; them that were gone with their flocks to feed them in the uttermost parts of their land; who, on hearing of the Chaldean army being entered and ravaging their country, would leave their flocks, and flee and be dispersed in the several parts of the world: or, “them that are cut in the corner” u; in the corners of their beard; that have their hair cut all around, as the Arabians had; [See comments on Jer 9:26];
and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord; suggesting that Nebuchadnezzar should surround them with his army, and so dispose of his troops, by placing them some in one part, and some in another, that they should not be able to escape on any side. It denotes their utter destruction and desolation.
u “attonsi comam”, V. L. “praecisi lateribus”, Piscator.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
It now follows, 1 will disperse them to every wind Here Jeremiah predicts the scattering of that nation. It sometimes happens that a country is plundered by enemies, when yet the inhabitants, stripped of their goods, remain there and live in poverty. But together with poverty, Jeremiah declares that there would be no ordinary exile, for the words are emphatical, I will scatter them to every wind There is here an implied contrast between that people and chaff; for as the chaff is carried away in all directions by blasts of wind, so would be, as Jeremiah shews, the scattering of that people. And he mentions also the utmost corners, קצוצי פאה, kotsutsi pae Jerome usually renders the words, “shorn of hair,” but very improperly; for there is no reason why the other people mentioned before should be thus called; for in Jer 7:0 and Jer 25:0 Jeremiah did not speak of the Kedareans, and yet he called many nations קצוצי פאה kotsutsi pae The verb קצף kotsets, whence this word comes, means to cut off; and פאה pae, signifies the extremity of anything. This phrase then is the same as though he mentioned those bordered by an extremity or a corner. And this is most suitable to this passage; for it was not probable that they who dwelt in recesses should be thus scattered. When any wealthy country is plundered by enemies, they flee here and there in all directions; for instance, were a part of Italy laid waste, they would flee to those parts who could receive fugitives; but when a nation dwells in an extreme corner, where could it betake itself, when routed by enemies? The Prophet therefore enhances the misery of exile when he says, that people at the extremities would become fugitives, so as to be scattered through all parts of the world.
He adds, and from all its sides will I bring their destruction. He confirms the same thing; for when an evil enters on one side, neighbors may assist; but when calamity urges on every side, miserable men must then of necessity be scattered; and they must seek some distant exile, as there is no part that can show them hospitality. All this then refers to their scattering. It afterwards follows, —
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
32. Utmost corners All shall be sought out and dispersed.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Jer 49:32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them [that are] in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.
Ver. 32. Them that are in the uttermost corners. ] Or, That have the corners of their hair cut. See Jer 9:26 ; Jer 25:23 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
all winds = all quarters. winds. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
in the utmost corners = have the corners of their hair or beards polled. Compare Jer 9:26.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
their camels: Jer 49:29
I will scatter: Jer 49:36, Deu 28:64, Eze 5:10, Eze 5:12, Eze 12:14, Eze 12:15
in the utmost corners: Heb. cut off into corners, or, that have the corners of their hair polled, Jer 9:26, Jer 25:23, *marg.
Reciprocal: Jdg 6:5 – their camels Jer 10:21 – their Jer 49:8 – for Eze 38:11 – go to
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 49:32. This verse is a summing up of the material losses the Arabs were to suffer when the Babylonians overran their territory.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Their camels and cattle would become booty for the Babylonians, who would be the Lord’s instrument in scattering and destroying the Arabs. One of their distinguishing features was that they rounded off the corners of their beards. Those who lived in the open air would scatter to the winds.