Jeremiah 49 · Verse 26

Jeremiah 49:26

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.
Jeremiah 49:26, King James Version

Jeremiah 49:26 in other translations

BSBFor her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
WEBTherefore her young men will fall in her streets, and all the men of war will be brought to silence in that day,” says the LORD of Armies.
ASVTherefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts.
YLTTherefore fall do her young men in her broad places, And all the men of war are cut off in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
DARBYTherefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all the men of war be cut off in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts.
BBESo her young men will be falling in her streets, and all the men of war will be cut off in that day, says the Lord of armies.
WebsterTherefore 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.

What does Jeremiah 49:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. Therefore--that is, Since Damascus is doomed to fall, therefore, &c.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 49:23-27

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 full comment on Jeremiah 49:23-27 →

Jeremiah 49:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לָכֵ֛ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
יִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.Luthey will fallH5307
בַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.hayoung men itsH970
בִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָbir.cho.Tei.hain open places itsH7339
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
אַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582
הַמִּלְחָמָ֤הha.mil.cha.Mah<the> warH4421
יִדַּ֙מּוּ֙yi.Da.muthey will be silencedH1826
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomin the dayH3117
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָאֽוֹת\׃tze.va.'otof hostsH6635

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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:26

  • Jeremiah 50:30

    Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord.

  • Amos 4:10

    I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 11:22

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:

  • Jeremiah 51:3-4

    Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host. Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.

  • Jeremiah 9:21

    For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

  • Ezekiel 27:27

    Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.

  • Lamentations 2:21

    The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9:21; 11:22; 50:30; 51:3,4; La 2:21; Eze 27:27; Am 4:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 49:25

    How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

  • Jeremiah 49:26

    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.

  • Jeremiah 49:27

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

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Jeremiah 49:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto, sus mancebos caerán en sus plazas, y todos los hombres de guerra morirán en aquel día, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Aussi ses jeunes gens sont tombés dans ses places et tous ses hommes de guerre sont détruits en ce jour, dit l’ Éternel des armées.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum werden ihre Jünglinge auf ihren Straßen fallen und alle Kriegsmänner umkommen an selbigem Tage, spricht Jehova der Heerscharen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ideo cadent juvenes ejus in plateis ejus, et omnes viri prælii conticescent in die illa, ait Dominus exercituum.