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Judgment on Damascus

Jeremiah 49:27

In 10 translations

BSB
“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”
KJV
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.
WEB
“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
ASV
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
LSV
And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, || And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!”
YLT
And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!'
DBY
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
DRC
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, rind it shall devour the strong holds of Benadad.
GNV
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, which shall cosume the palaces of Benhadad.
JPS
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְהִצַּ֥תִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּחוֹמַ֣ת דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת בֶּן־הֲדָֽד׃

Who and where

👤 Ben-hadad📍 Damascus◆ Prophecies of Jeremiah

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Amos 1:3–5This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume…
  • 1 Kings 15:18–20So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the…
  • 1 Kings 20:1–22Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it. Then he sent messengers into the city to…
  • Jeremiah 43:12I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his…
  • 2 Kings 13:3So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
  • 2 Kings 13:5So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.

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