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Jeremiah 49:27

Ben-hadadDamascus

25 How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?

26 For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”

28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!

29 They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”
KJV
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.
WEB
“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
ASV
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
DARBY
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
BLB
“And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will consume the citadels of Ben-Hadad.”
ÅB
Jeg vil sette ild på Damaskus' mur, og den skal fortære Benhadads palasser.
OTB
“Jeg vil sette ild på Damaskus’ murer; den vil fortære Ben-Hadads festninger.”
B1930
Jeg vil sette ild på Damaskus' mur, og den skal fortære Benhadads palasser.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 15:18–20

    So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

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  • Amos 1:3–5

    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.

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  • 1 Kings 20:1–22

    Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

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  • Jeremiah 43:12

    I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.

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  • 2 Kings 13:3

    So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.

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  • 2 Kings 13:5

    So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.

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