Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.” New Living Translation “And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.” English Standard Version And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.” Berean Standard Bible “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.” King James Bible And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad. New King James Version “I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.” New American Standard Bible “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified palace of Ben-hadad.” NASB 1995 “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified towers of Ben-hadad.” NASB 1977 “And I shall set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified towers of Ben-hadad.” Legacy Standard Bible “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified towers of Ben-hadad.” Amplified Bible “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.” Christian Standard Bible I will set fire to the wall of Damascus; it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will set fire to the wall of Damascus; it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels. American Standard Version And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. Contemporary English Version I will set fire to your city walls and burn down the fortresses King Benhadad built. English Revised Version And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I will set fire to the walls of Damascus and burn down Benhadad's palaces." Good News Translation I will set the walls of Damascus on fire and will burn down King Benhadad's palaces. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken." International Standard Version "I'll kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad." Majority Standard Bible “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.” NET Bible "I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will burn up the palaces of Ben Hadad." New Heart English Bible "I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben Hadad." Webster's Bible Translation 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, "" And it consumed 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!' Smith's Literal Translation And I will kindle a fire in the walls of Damascus, and it consumed the palaces of the son of Hadad. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, rind it shall devour the strong holds of Benadad. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.” New American Bible I will set fire to the wall of Damascus; it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. New Revised Standard Version And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I will kindle a fire in the streets of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Bar-hadad. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I shall set fire in the streets of Darmsuq, and it will devour the palaces of BarHadad OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the streets of the son of Ader. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Judgment on Damascus…26For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts. 27“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.” Cross References Amos 1:4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. Isaiah 17:1-3 This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. / The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. / The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts. Isaiah 10:32-34 Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem. / Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. Isaiah 14:24-27 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ... Isaiah 30:27-33 Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray. / You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. ... Isaiah 31:8-9 “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. / Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem. Isaiah 37:36-38 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. Ezekiel 30:14-16 I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes. / I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes. / I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress. Hosea 8:14 Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels. Nahum 3:13-15 Look at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars. / Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln! / There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust. Make yourself many like the young locust; make yourself many like the swarming locust! 2 Kings 16:9 So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death. 2 Kings 19:35-37 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. 2 Chronicles 28:5 So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force. Matthew 11:20-24 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... Luke 10:13-15 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! Treasury of Scripture And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad. I will 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: … Ben-Hadad 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 Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, … 1 Kings 20:1 And Benhadad 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. 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. Jump to Previous Ben Benhadad Ben-Hadad Consume Consumed Damascus Devour Fire Fortified Fortresses Great Hadad Houses Kindle Kindled Lighted Palaces Strongholds Towers Wall WallsJump to Next Ben Benhadad Ben-Hadad Consume Consumed Damascus Devour Fire Fortified Fortresses Great Hadad Houses Kindle Kindled Lighted Palaces Strongholds Towers Wall WallsJeremiah 49 1. The judgment of the Ammonites6. Their restoration 7. The judgment of Edom 23. of Damascus 28. of Kedar 30. of Hazor 34. and of Elam 39. The restoration of Elam I will set fire The phrase "I will set fire" is a declaration of divine judgment. In the Hebrew text, the word for "fire" is "אֵשׁ" (esh), symbolizing destruction and purification. Fire in the Bible often represents God's judgment and cleansing power. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic writings where fire is used to depict God's wrath against sin and rebellion. The act of setting fire indicates an irreversible judgment, emphasizing the seriousness of the offense and the certainty of its consequences. to the walls of Damascus it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “I will set fireוְהִצַּ֥תִּי (wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3341: To burn, set on fire, to desolate to the walls בְּחוֹמַ֣ת (bə·ḥō·w·maṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2346: A wall of protection of Damascus; דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק (dam·mā·śeq) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1834: Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria) it will consume וְאָכְלָ֖ה (wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat the fortresses אַרְמְנ֥וֹת (’ar·mə·nō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 759: A citadel of Ben-hadad.” הֲדָֽד׃ (hă·ḏāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1130: Ben-hadad -- 'son of Hadad', the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kings Links Jeremiah 49:27 NIVJeremiah 49:27 NLT Jeremiah 49:27 ESV Jeremiah 49:27 NASB Jeremiah 49:27 KJV Jeremiah 49:27 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 49:27 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 49:27 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 49:27 French Bible Jeremiah 49:27 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:27 I will kindle a fire (Jer.) |