New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 49:25
Jeremiah 49:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
- New International Version (NIV)Why has the city of renown not been abandoned, the town in which I delight?
- English Standard Version (ESV)How is the famous city not forsaken, the city of my joy?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Why is the city of praise not deserted, the city of My joy?
Context of Jeremiah 49:25
23Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, For they have heard bad news; They despair. There is anxiety at the sea, It cannot be calmed. 24Damascus has become helpless; She has turned away to flee, And panic has gripped her; Distress and labor pains have seized her Like a woman in childbirth. How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy! 26Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, And all the men of war will perish on that day,” declares the Lord of armies. 27“I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified palace of Ben-hadad.”
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אֵ֥יךְ לֹֽא־עֻזְּבָ֖ה עִ֣יר תְּהִלָּ֑ת קִרְיַ֖ת מְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:25
- Jeremiah 33:9It will be to Me a name of joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, which will hear of all the good that I do for them, and they will be frightened and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’
- Jeremiah 48:2There is no longer praise for Moab; In Heshbon they have devised disaster against her: ‘Come and let’s cut her off from being a nation!’ You too, Madmen, will be silenced; The sword will follow you.
- Jeremiah 51:41“How Sheshak has been captured, And the praise of the whole earth has been seized! How Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations!
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
- Isaiah 1:26Then I will restore your judges as at first, And your counselors as at the beginning; After that you will be called the city of righteousness, A faithful city.”
- Isaiah 14:4that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased, And how the onslaught has ceased!
- Daniel 4:30The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’
- Revelation 18:10standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25How is the city of praise not left - Damascus is so ruined that she can no more be called a praiseworthy or happy city.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25An exclamation of sorrow wrung from the prophet at the thought of the people of Damascus remaining to be slaughtered. The words my joy express the prophet‘s own sympathy. The praise of Damascus for beauty has been universal from the days of Naaman 2 Kings 5:12, to those of recent travelers.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. 25Damascus has a long history of power and glory as a center of major trade routes. Its people enjoyed prosperity and happiness. However, they lost these pleasures when the Lord abandoned them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. city of praise--The prophet, in the person of a citizen of Damascus deploring its calamity, calls it "the city of praise," that is, celebrated with praises everywhere for its beauty (Jr 33:9; 51:41). "How is it possible that such a city has not been left whole--has not been spared by the foe?" Compare left, Lu 17:35, 36. So Israel "left" standing some of the Canaanite cities (Jos 11:13). of my joy--that is, in which I delighted.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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