Jeremiah 49:30
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
Original Language Analysis
נֻסוּ֩
Flee
H5127
נֻסוּ֩
Flee
Strong's:
H5127
Word #:
1 of 19
to flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
נֻּ֨דוּ
get
H5110
נֻּ֨דוּ
get
Strong's:
H5110
Word #:
2 of 19
to nod, i.e., waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the hea
מְאֹ֜ד
you far off
H3966
מְאֹ֜ד
you far off
Strong's:
H3966
Word #:
3 of 19
properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
הֶעְמִ֧יקוּ
deep
H6009
הֶעְמִ֧יקוּ
deep
Strong's:
H6009
Word #:
4 of 19
to be (causatively, make) deep (literally or figuratively)
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
O ye inhabitants
H3427
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
O ye inhabitants
Strong's:
H3427
Word #:
5 of 19
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
O ye inhabitants
H3427
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
O ye inhabitants
Strong's:
H3427
Word #:
6 of 19
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
חָצ֖וֹר
of Hazor
H2674
חָצ֖וֹר
of Hazor
Strong's:
H2674
Word #:
7 of 19
chatsor, the name (thus simply) of two places in palestine and of one in arabia
יְהוָ֑ה
the LORD
H3068
יְהוָ֑ה
the LORD
Strong's:
H3068
Word #:
9 of 19
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
כִּֽי
H3588
כִּֽי
Strong's:
H3588
Word #:
10 of 19
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
יָעַ֨ץ
H3289
עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם
H5921
עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
12 of 19
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֤ר
for Nebuchadrezzar
H5019
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֤ר
for Nebuchadrezzar
Strong's:
H5019
Word #:
13 of 19
nebukadnetstsar (or nebukadretsts(-ar, or)), king of babylon
בָּבֶל֙
of Babylon
H894
בָּבֶל֙
of Babylon
Strong's:
H894
Word #:
15 of 19
babel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire
עֵצָ֔ה
hath taken counsel
H6098
עֵצָ֔ה
hath taken counsel
Strong's:
H6098
Word #:
16 of 19
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
וְחָשַׁ֥ב
against you and hath conceived
H2803
וְחָשַׁ֥ב
against you and hath conceived
Strong's:
H2803
Word #:
17 of 19
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou
Cross References
Isaiah 10:7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.Jeremiah 25:9Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.Jeremiah 27:6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
Historical Context
Nebuchadnezzar's Arabian campaigns (599-598 BC) were strategically motivated—controlling trade routes, securing borders, acquiring resources. His 'counsel' involved military planning, intelligence gathering, and logistical preparation. Yet Jeremiah reveals the theological dimension: God moves behind human strategy.
Questions for Reflection
- Why would God warn people to flee if their judgment is divinely ordained?
- What does the layering of human counsel (Nebuchadnezzar's) and divine counsel (God's) teach about sovereignty and secondary causes?
- How should Christians respond when God allows (or decrees) calamity—is flight appropriate or faithless?
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Analysis & Commentary
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor (נֻסוּ נֻדוּ מְאֹד הֶעְמִיקוּ לָשֶׁבֶת יֹשְׁבֵי חָצוֹר, nusu nudu me'od he'amiqu lashevet yoshvei Chatzor)—Three urgent imperatives: flee (nus), wander far (nud), dwell deep/hidden (amaq). God Himself warns Hazor to seek maximum distance and concealment. This isn't permission to escape judgment but recognition of Babylon's overwhelming threat. Even God's warning underscores sovereignty—He controls both attackers and defenders.
For Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you (כִּי־יָעַץ עֲלֵיכֶם נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, ki-ya'ats aleikhem Nevukhadretsar)—Babylon has ya'ats (deliberated, planned). But behind Nebuchadnezzar's strategy lies God's atzah (counsel, v. 20). Human war councils unknowingly execute divine decrees. And hath conceived a purpose against you (חָשַׁב עֲלֵיכֶם מַחֲשָׁבָה, chashav aleikhem machashavah)—the 'thought' becomes effective plan. Resistance is futile; only flight offers temporary respite.