The Lord repeats his command for the Babylonians to rise up
against a nation that is at ease, that dwells securely
and that has no gates or bars.
The Arab tribes are described as a people who believed that their isolated existence in a vast desert would keep them safe from attack.
31 “Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, that dwells securely,declares the LORD, that has no gates or bars, that dwells alone.