² And the hand of Midian became·​·strong against Israel; from the faces of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens^◦ which are in the mountains, and caves, and forts.

²⁸ To Kedar, and to the kingdoms of Chazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus says Jehovah: Arise, go· ye ·up to^▵ Kedar, and devastate the sons of the east.