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Jeremiah 49:25
25How deserted will that once-famous city be, that city that was once filled with joy!
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
23The Lord spoke about Damascus. “The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayed because they have heard bad news. Their courage will melt away because of worry. Their hearts will not be able to rest. 24The people of Damascus will lose heart and turn to flee. Panic will grip them. Pain and anguish will seize them like a woman in labor. How deserted will that once-famous city be, that city that was once filled with joy! 26For her young men will fall in her city squares. All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time,” says the Lord who rules over all. 27“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will burn up the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
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אֵ֥יךְ לֹֽא־עֻזְּבָ֖ה עִ֣יר תְּהִלָּ֑ת קִרְיַ֖ת מְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:25
- Jeremiah 33:9All the nations will hear about all the good things which I will do to them. This city will bring me fame, honor, and praise before them for the joy that I bring it. The nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that I will provide for it.’
- Jeremiah 48:2People will not praise Moab any more. The enemy will capture Heshbon and plot how to destroy Moab, saying, ‘Come, let’s put an end to that nation!’ City of Madmen, you will also be destroyed. A destructive army will march against you.
- Jeremiah 51:41“See how Babylon has been captured! See how the pride of the whole earth has been taken! See what an object of horror Babylon has become among the nations!
- Psalms 37:35I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
- Isaiah 1:26I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called, ‘The Just City, Faithful Town.’”
- Isaiah 14:4you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words: “Look how the oppressor has met his end! Hostility has ceased!
- Daniel 4:30The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”
- Revelation 18:10They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say, “Woe, woe, O great city, Babylon the powerful city! For in a single hour your doom 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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