23 Of Damascus לְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂק le.da.Me.sek H1834 . Hamath חֲמָת֙ cha.Mat H2574 is confounded , and Arpad וְאַרְפָּ֔ד ve.'ar.Pad H774 ; for they have heard H8085 evil H7451 tidings , they are melted נָמֹ֑גוּ na.Mo.gu H4127 away H4127 : there is sorrow on the sea בַּיָּ֣ם bai.Yam H3220 ; it cannot be quiet הַשְׁקֵ֖ט hash.Ket H8252 . 24 Damascus דַמֶּ֛שֶׂק da.Me.sek H1834 is waxed feeble , she turneth herself to flee לָנ֖וּס la.Nus H5127 , and trembling hath seized אֲחָזַ֖תָּה 'a.cha.Za.tah H270 on her : anguish and sorrows have taken H270 hold הֶחֱזִ֑יקָה he.che.Zi.kah H2388 of her , as of a woman in travail. 25 How אֵ֥יךְ 'eikh H349 is the city עִ֣יר 'ir H5892 of praise תְּהִלָּ֑ת te.hi.lah H8416 not forsaken, the city H5892 of my joy מְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃ me.so.Si H4885 ? 26 Therefore לָכֵ֛ן la.Khen H3651 her young בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ va.chu.Rei.ha H970 men H376 shall fall יִפְּל֥וּ yi.pe.Lu H5307 in her streets , and all the men H376 of war הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה ha.mil.cha.Mah H4421 shall be brought to silence in that day בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom H3117 , saith Jehovah of hosts צְבָאֽוֹת׃ tze.va.'ot H6635 . 27 And I will kindle וְהִצַּ֥תִּי ve.hi.Tza.ti H3341 a fire אֵ֖שׁ 'esh H784 in the wall בְּחוֹמַ֣ת be.cho.Mat H2346 of Damascus דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק da.Ma.sek H1834 , and it shall devour H398 the palaces of Ben-hadad H1130 . Read all of Jeremiah 49 ← Jeremiah 48 Jeremiah 50 → Commentaries on Jeremiah 49 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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