Jeremiah 49:30

YHWH Gives Advice To The People Of Hazor (Jeremiah 49:30).

Jeremiah 49:30

“Flee you, wander far off,

Dwell in the depths (deep caves), O you inhabitants of Hazor,

The word of YHWH,

For Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you,

And has conceived a purpose against you.”

The call comes from YHWH for the people of Hazor to flee. This may indicate that the tribes of Hazor were to the south of the area, thus having time to flee. There may well have been a tent town of that name at a prominent oasis in the south. They were to flee, moving afar off, and dwelling in ‘the deeps'. This may indicate deep caves known to them which could provide refuge, or simply fleeing to the very depths of the desert where they alone could survive. It is the prophetic counsel of YHWH in view of Nebuchadrezzar's intentions. For Nebuchadrezzar has gathered his war councils and they have taken a decision against them, conceiving the purpose of dealing with them once for all. Note how YHWH's purpose has now become Nebuchadrezzar's purpose, whilst YHWH is also seeking to advise those against whom He has set a purpose in motion so that they will not be totally destroyed, presumably because, as usual, Nebuchadrezzar was going beyond God's purposes of chastening as the Assyrians had before him (Isaiah 10:5).