American Standard Version
Jeremiah 49:27
27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
Jeremiah 49:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.
- New International Version (NIV)“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.”
Context of Jeremiah 49:27
25How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy? 26Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts. And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. 28Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote. Thus saith Jehovah: Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and destroy the children of the east. 29Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side!
Read all of Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 49:27 word by word
וְהִצַּ֥תִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּחוֹמַ֣ת דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת בֶּן־הֲדָֽד׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:27
- Amos 1:3Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.
- 1 Kings 15:18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
- 1 Kings 20:1And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
- 2 Kings 13:5(And Jehovah gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as beforetime.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The palaces of Ben-hadad - Damascus was a seat of the Syrian kings, and Ben-hadad was a name common to several of its kings.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27See the marginal reference and 1 Kings 11:14 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-27Verses 23-27 How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble. It was a city of joy, having all the delights of the sons of men. But those deceive themselves who place their happiness in carnal joys.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The city's walls and palaces were likely built with wood from Mount Hermon's slopes. Ben-hadad, meaning son of the mighty one, was the royal title for many Aramean kings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. palaces of Ben-hadad--that palace from which so many evils and such cruelty to Israel emanated; thus implying the cause of Damascus' overthrow. Not the Ben-hadad of 2Ki 13:3; Am 1:4; it was a common name of the Syrian kings (compare 1Ki 15:18; meaning "son of Hadad," the idol).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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