Jeremiah 49 · Verse 27

Jeremiah 49:27

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.
Jeremiah 49:27, King James Version

Jeremiah 49:27 in other translations

BSB“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”
WEB“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
ASVAnd I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
YLTAnd I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!'
DARBYAnd I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
BBEAnd I will have a fire lighted on the wall of Damascus, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.
WebsterAnd I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.

What does Jeremiah 49:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. 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).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 The palaces of Ben-hadad - Damascus was a seat of the Syrian kings, and Ben-hadad was a name common to several of its kings.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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.

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Jeremiah 49:27 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִצַּ֥תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiand I will kindleH3341
אֵ֖שׁ'esha fireH784
בְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.Matat [the] wall ofH2346
דַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekDamascusH1834
וְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.Lahand it will consumeH398
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.Not[the] fortresses ofH759
בֶּן\־ben-BenH1130
הֲדָֽד\׃\ \סha.DadHadadH1130

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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:27

  • 1 Kings 15:18-20

    Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben–hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

  • Amos 1:3-5

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad. I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 20:1-22

    And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad, Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. …

  • Jeremiah 43:12

    And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

  • 2 Kings 13:3

    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben–hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

  • 2 Kings 13:5

    (And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
Am 1:3-5
Ben-hadad.
1Ki 15:18-20; 20:1-22; 2Ki 13:5

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Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 49:28

    Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.

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Jeremiah 49:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y haré encender fuego en el muro de Damasco, y consumirá las casas de Ben-hadad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et j’allumerai un feu dans les murs de Damas, et il dévorera les palais de Ben-Hadad.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde ein Feuer anzünden in den Mauern von Damaskus, und es wird die Paläste Ben-Hadads verzehren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et succendam ignem in muro Damasci, et devorabit mœnia Benadad.