Hazor was an easy target as described in Jeremiah 49.30-31. It was considered a “wealthy [Bedouin] nation that dwells securely.” Hazor’s villages of tents had “neither gates nor bars” and inhabitants kept to themselves, living “alone” in the desert areas of upper Canaan. Hazor was easy pickings for the mighty Babylonian army for three critical reasons... complacency, defenselessness, and isolation.
