Jeremiah 49:27 ““I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortres…”

Jeremiah 49:27

“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.

World English Bible

“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”

American Standard Version

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, which shall cosume the palaces of Benhadad.

Darby Translation

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!'

Bible in Basic English

And I will have a fire lighted on the wall of Damascus, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.

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Cross references

“I will”

Amos 1:3–5

Amos 1:3–5 · BSB

This 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.

“Ben-hadad”

1 Kings 15:18–20 1 Kings 20:1–22 2 Kings 13:5

1 Kings 15:18–20 · BSB

So 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 so…

1 Kings 20:1–22 · BSB

Now 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.

2 Kings 13:5 · BSB

So 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.

Also

2 Kings 13:3 Jeremiah 43:12

2 Kings 13:3 · BSB

So 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.

Jeremiah 43:12 · BSB

I 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 garm…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

26For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

28Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!

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