30. “Run away quickly!People in Hazor, find a good place to hide!” says the Lord.“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has made plans against you.He has made plans to defeat you!
31. “There is a nation that is comfortable.It is sure that no one will defeat it,” says the Lord.“That nation does not have gates or fences to protect it.Its people live alone.Attack that nation!
32. The enemy will steal their camelsand their large herds of cattle.I will scatter the Arabs to every part of the earth.And I will bring disaster on them from everywhere,” says the Lord.
33. “Hazor will become a place where wild dogs live.It will become an empty desert forever.No one will live there.No man will stay in it.”
34. It was early in the time when Zedekiah was king of Judah. The Lord spoke this word to Jeremiah the prophet. This message is about the nation of Elam.
35. This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says:“I will break Elam’s bow.I will break its strength.
36. I will bring the four winds against Elam.I will bring them from the four corners of the skies.I will scatter the people of Elam everywhere the four winds blow.And its captives will go to every nation.
37. I will break Elam to pieces in front of their enemies.The enemies want to destroy Elam.I will bring disaster to Elam.I will show them how angry I am!” says the Lord.“I will send a sword to chase Elam.It will chase them until I have killed them all.
38. I will show Elam that I am king.And I will destroy her king and her officers!” says the Lord.
39. “But I will make good things happen to Elam againin the future,” says the Lord.