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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Why has the city of renown not been abandoned, the town in which I delight?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That famous city, a city of joy, will be forsaken!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How is the famous city not forsaken, the city of my joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why is the city of praise not deserted, the city of My joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How the city of praise has not been forsaken, The town of My joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Why has the renowned city not been deserted, The city of My joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How can the city of praise not be abandoned, the town that brings me joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How can the city of praise not be abandoned, the town that brings Me joy? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Once I was pleased with your famous city. But now I warn you, "Escape while you still can!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why isn't that famous, happy city abandoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The famous city that used to be happy is completely deserted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why is the famous city, the joyful town, not abandoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How deserted will that once-famous city be, that city that was once filled with joy! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />How it is not left—the city of praise, "" The city of My joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> How is it not left -- the city of praise, The city of my joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How was the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How have they forsaken the city of renown, the city of joy ! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city, the city of rejoicing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How can the glorious city be abandoned, the town of joy! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How the famous city is forsaken, the joyful town!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How is the glorious city ruined, the city of joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How is the city of glory, the city of joy, not forsaken?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How is the city of praise left unrepaired, The city of my joy?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How has she not left my city, they have loved the village?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15032" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">The Judgment on Damascus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">is the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/8416.htm" title="8416: tə·hil·lå̄h (N-fsc) -- Praise, song of praise. From halal; laudation; specifically a hymn.">of praise</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘uz·zə·ḇāh (V-QalPass-Perf-3fs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">forsaken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7151.htm" title="7151: qir·yaṯ (N-fsc) -- A town, city. From qarah in the sense of flooring, i.e. Building; a city.">the town</a> <a href="/hebrew/4885.htm" title="4885: mə·śō·w·śî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Exultation, rejoicing. From suws; delight, concretely or abstractly.">that brings Me joy?</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Isaiah 17:1-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Amos 1:3-5</a></span><br />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. / So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. / I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">Zechariah 9:1</a></span><br />This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Isaiah 14:31</a></span><br />Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Isaiah 16:14</a></span><br />And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a></span><br />This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-2.htm">Ezekiel 25:2-7</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. / Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile, / therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-1.htm">Ezekiel 27:1-36</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre. / Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-1.htm">Ezekiel 28:1-10</a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-1.htm">Ezekiel 30:1-19</a></span><br />Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’ / For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-1.htm">Ezekiel 32:1-32</a></span><br />In the twelfth year, on the first day of the twelfth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-24</a></span><br />“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. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-9.htm">Jeremiah 33:9</a></b></br> And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2,39</a></b></br> <i>There shall be</i> no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from <i>being</i> a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm">Jeremiah 51:41</a></b></br> How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/psalms/136-18.htm">Famous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Renown</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-10.htm">Famous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-5.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Renown</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-4.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 49</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">The judgment of the Ammonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Their restoration</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">The judgment of Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">of Damascus</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">of Kedar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">of Hazor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-34.htm">and of Elam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-39.htm">The restoration of Elam</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/49.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/49.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How is the city of praise not forsaken</b><br>This phrase refers to the city of Damascus, a significant and ancient city in the Near East. Historically, Damascus was a center of trade and culture, often praised for its beauty and strategic importance. The rhetorical question highlights the surprise and disbelief that such a renowned city could face desolation. In biblical context, cities often symbolize human pride and achievement, and their downfall serves as a reminder of divine sovereignty. The phrase suggests a contrast between the city's former glory and its impending judgment, reflecting themes found in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Ezekiel, where cities are often depicted as falling due to their sinfulness.<p><b>the town that brings Me joy?</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the personal relationship between God and the city, indicating that Damascus once held a place of favor or joy in God's eyes. The use of "joy" suggests a deeper connection, possibly alluding to the city's role in God's plans or its past righteousness. However, the impending judgment implies that this joy has been overshadowed by the city's current state of sin or rebellion. This mirrors the broader biblical narrative where God expresses sorrow over the fall of places and people He once delighted in, similar to His lament over Jerusalem in the Gospels. The phrase also serves as a reminder of the transient nature of human glory and the enduring nature of divine judgment and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a></b><br>The city referred to in this passage, known historically as a significant and influential city in the ancient Near East. It was a center of commerce and culture.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker through the prophet Jeremiah, expressing His judgment and lament over the city.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who are indirectly involved as the recipients of Jeremiah's broader prophetic messages.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_babylonians.htm">The Babylonians</a></b><br>The empire that would eventually conquer many of the regions mentioned in Jeremiah's prophecies, including Damascus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_glory.htm">The Transience of Earthly Glory</a></b><br>Earthly cities and powers, no matter how praised or joyful, are subject to God's sovereign will and judgment. We should not place our ultimate trust in worldly achievements or status.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgments are just and purposeful. Understanding His sovereignty helps us trust His plans, even when they involve difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_lament_of_lost_joy.htm">The Lament of Lost Joy</a></b><br>The lament over Damascus serves as a reminder of the sorrow that comes from turning away from God. It calls us to reflect on areas in our lives where we may have forsaken our first love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Prophetic warnings are opportunities for repentance. We should heed God's warnings in our lives and turn back to Him with sincere hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is a theme, God's ultimate desire is restoration. We can find hope in His promises to restore and renew those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 49</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_jeremiah.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Jeremiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_damascus_still_inhabited.htm">(Jeremiah 49:23-27) If Damascus was prophesied to 'become feeble' and ruined, why has it remained a continuously inhabited city since ancient times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_these_verses_align_with_babylon's_conquest.htm">(Jeremiah 13:22-27) How do these verses align with historical evidence of Babylon's conquest, and were there any archaeological findings to support the events described?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">How is the city of praise not left . . . !</span>--The exclamation, half scornful, half ironical, points to the fact that the inhabitants of Damascus had tried in vain to flee (<a href="/jeremiah/49-24.htm" title="Damascus is waxed feeble, and turns herself to flee, and fear has seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.">Jeremiah 49:24</a>). The city so fair and glorious, with its rivers Abana and Pharphar (<a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm" title="Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.">2Kings 5:12</a>), had not been "left," would not be empty when it was taken. The people would perish with it. Her young warriors and her veterans should be cut off within the walls.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hew is the city of praise not left,</span> etc.! A difficult passage. The construction, indeed, is plain. "How is not," etc. I can only mean "How is it that the city of praise is not," etc.?(comp. <a href="/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14</a>). The difficulty lies in the word rendered "left." The ordinary meaning of the verb, when applied to cities, is certainly "to leave without inhabitants;" <span class="accented">e.g.</span> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Jeremiah 4:29</a>; <a href="/isaiah/7-16.htm">Isaiah 7:16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a>. This, however, does not suit the context, which shows that "the daughter of Damascus" personified is the speaker, so that ver. 25 ought rather to mean, "How is it that the city of praise <span class="accented">is</span> [not, '<span class="accented">is not'</span>] forsaken?" Either, then, we must suppose that "not" has been inserted by mistake - a too arbitrary step, seeing that there is no negative in the context to account for the insertion (the case is different, therefore, from <a href="/job/21-30.htm">Job 21:30</a>; <a href="/job/27-15.htm">Job 27:15</a>, where such an insertion is at any rate justifiable); or else we must give <span class="accented">uzzebhah</span> the sense of "let go free" (comp. <a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Exodus 23:5</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Deuteronomy 32:36</a>; <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1</a>). It is the obstinate incredulity of love which refuses to admit the possibility of the destruction of the loved object. <span class="accented">The city of praise.</span> The city which is my "praise," or boast. Few cities, in fact, have had so long and brilliant an existence as Damascus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of praise</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּהִלָּ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hil·lāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8416.htm">Strong's 8416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Praise, song of praise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forsaken,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֻזְּבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘uz·zə·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the town</span><br /><span class="heb">קִרְיַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(qir·yaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7151.htm">Strong's 7151: </a> </span><span class="str2">A town, city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that brings Me joy?</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·śō·w·śî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4885.htm">Strong's 4885: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exultation, rejoicing</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Jeremiah 49:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/49-25.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:25 How is the city of praise not (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/49-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/49-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>