Jeremiah 49:27

Jeremiah 49:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.”

Context of Jeremiah 49:27

25Why has the city of renown not been abandoned, the town in which I delight? 26Surely, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord Almighty. “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 attacked: This is what the Lord says: “Arise, and attack Kedar and destroy the people of the East. 29Their tents and their flocks will be taken; their shelters will be carried off with all their goods and camels. People will shout to them, ‘Terror on every side!’

Jeremiah 49:27 word by word

וְהִצַּ֥תִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּחוֹמַ֣ת דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת בֶּן־הֲדָֽד׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will kindleיָצַתyâtsath · to kindleH3341
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• in the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• of Damascusדַּמֶּ֫שֶׂקdammeώeq dûmeώeq darmeώeq · DamascusH1834
• and it shall consumeאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the palacesאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: fortressH759
• of Ben–hadadבֶּן־הֲדַדben-hădad · Ben-hadadH1130

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:27

• Amos 1:3This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth,
• 1 Kings 15:18Asa then took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his own palace. He entrusted it to his officials and sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.
• 1 Kings 20:1Now Ben-Hadad king of Aram mustered his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he went up and besieged Samaria and attacked it.
• 2 Kings 13:5The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The palaces of Ben-hadad - Damascus was a seat of the Syrian kings, and Ben-hadad was a name common to several of its kings.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27See the marginal reference and 1 Kings 11:14 note.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. 27The city's walls and palaces were likely built with wood from Mount Hermon's slopes. Ben-hadad, meaning son of the mighty one, was the royal title for many Aramean kings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. palaces of Ben-hadad--that palace from which so many evils and such cruelty to Israel emanated; thus implying the cause of Damascus' overthrow. Not the Ben-hadad of 2Ki 13:3; Am 1:4; it was a common name of the Syrian kings (compare 1Ki 15:18; meaning "son of Hadad," the idol).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:27

• Damascus
• Palace
• Syria

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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