New English Translation
Jeremiah 49:26
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.
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
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. 25How deserted will that once-famous city be, that city that was once filled with joy! For 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.” 28The Lord spoke about Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon conquered. “Army of Babylon, go and attack Kedar. Lay waste those who live in the eastern desert.
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 9:21‘Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.’
- Jeremiah 11:22So the Lord who rules over all said, “I will surely punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle. Their sons and daughters will die of starvation.
- Jeremiah 50:30So her young men will fall in her city squares. All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time,” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 51:3Do not give her archers time to string their bows or to put on their coats of armor. Do not spare any of her young men. Completely destroy her whole army.
- Lamentations 2:21The young boys and old men lie dead on the ground in the streets. My young women and my young men have fallen by the sword. You killed them when you were angry; you slaughtered them without mercy. ת (Tav)
- Ezekiel 27:27Your wealth, products, and merchandise, your sailors and captains, your ship’s carpenters, your merchants, and all your fighting men within you, along with all your crew who are in you, will fall into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.
- Amos 4:10“I sent against you a plague like one of the Egyptian plagues. I killed your young men with the sword, along with the horses you had captured. I made the stench from the corpses rise up into your nostrils. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!
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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