Jeremiah 49:26

Jeremiah 49:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.
• New International Version (NIV)Surely, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord Almighty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed in that day, declares the Lord of hosts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, And all the men of war shall be cut off in that day,” says the Lord of hosts.

Context of Jeremiah 49:26

24Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. 25How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy? For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts. 27“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.” 28Concerning 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!

Jeremiah 49:26 word by word

לָכֵ֛ן יִפְּל֥וּ בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ בִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָ וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה יִדַּ֙מּוּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• Forכֵּןkên · soH3651
• her young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• will fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• in the streetsרְחוֹבrechôb rechôb · street/plazaH7339
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• her warriorsאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• her warriorsמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• will be silencedדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: silentH1826
• in thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of Hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:26

• Jeremiah 9:21For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.
• Jeremiah 11:22So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
• Jeremiah 50:30Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 51:3Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!
• Lamentations 2:21Both young and old lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of Your anger; You have slaughtered them without compassion.
• Ezekiel 27:27Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
• Amos 4:10“I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:26

• 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. 23-27Damascus, the capital of Aram (ancient Syria), and the Aramean cities of Hamath and Arpad, show that Aram is the next target of the Lord's judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Therefore--that is, Since Damascus is doomed to fall, therefore, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:26

• Damascus
• Syria

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• Lord of Hosts
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• Heir
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• Rise
• Cut; Cutting
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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