English Standard Version
Jeremiah 49:26
26Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed in that day, declares the Lord of hosts.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Her young men will fall in the streets and die. Her soldiers will all be killed,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Context of Jeremiah 49:26
24Damascus has become feeble, she turned to flee, and panic seized her; anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in labor. 25How is the famous city not forsaken, the city of my joy? Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed in that day, declares the Lord of hosts. 27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad." 28Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down. Thus says the Lord: "Rise up, advance against Kedar! Destroy the people of the east!
Read all of Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 49:26 word by word
לָכֵ֛ן יִפְּל֥וּ בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ בִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָ וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה יִדַּ֙מּוּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore her young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
- shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
- in her streetsרְחוֹבrechôb rechôb · street/plazaH7339
- and all the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- shall be cut offדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: silentH1826
- in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:26
- Jeremiah 9:21For death has come up into our windows; it has entered our palaces, cutting off the children from the streets and the young men from the squares.
- Jeremiah 11:22therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: "Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine,
- Jeremiah 50:30Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 51:3Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in his armor. Spare not her young men; devote to destruction all her army.
- Lamentations 2:21In the dust of the streets lie the young and the old; my young women and my young men have fallen by the sword; you have killed them in the day of your anger, slaughtering without pity.
- Ezekiel 27:27Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your crew that is in your midst, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your fall.
- Amos 4:10"I sent among you a pestilence after the manner of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, and carried away your horses, and I made the stench of your camp go up into your nostrils; 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
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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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