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it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified palace of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified towers of Ben-hadad.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I shall set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified towers of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified towers of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will set fire to the wall of Damascus; it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will set fire to the wall of Damascus; it will consume Ben-hadad&#8217s citadels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will set fire to your city walls and burn down the fortresses King Benhadad built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I will set fire to the walls of Damascus and burn down Benhadad's palaces."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will set the walls of Damascus on fire and will burn down King Benhadad's palaces. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I'll kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will burn up the palaces of Ben Hadad." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben Hadad."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, "" And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the walls of Damascus, and it consumed the palaces of the son of Hadad.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, rind it shall devour the strong holds of Benadad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will set fire to the wall of Damascus; it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the streets of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Bar-hadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall set fire in the streets of Darmsuq, and it will devour the palaces of BarHadad<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the streets of the son of Ader.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/49-27.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=15048" 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">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. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3341.htm" title="3341: wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To kindle, burn. A primitive root; to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate.">“I will set fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: bə·ḥō·w·maṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">to the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/1834.htm" title="1834: dam·mā·śeq (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Aram (Syria). Or Duwmeseq; or Darmeseq; of foreign origin; Damascus, a city of Syria.">of Damascus;</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">it will consume</a> <a href="/hebrew/759.htm" title="759: ’ar·mə·nō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A citadel. From an unused root; a citadel.">the fortresses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1130.htm" title="1130: ben- (Prep) -- From ben and Hadad; son of Hadad; Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1130.htm" title="1130: hă·ḏāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and Hadad; son of Hadad; Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings.">of Ben-hadad.”</a> </span><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="/amos/1-4.htm">Amos 1:4</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Isaiah 10:32-34</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-33</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8-9</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-38</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Ezekiel 30:14-16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Nahum 3:13-15</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-37</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">2 Chronicles 28:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</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, 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!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Amos 1:3-5</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away <i>the punishment</i> thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: … </p><p class="hdg">Ben-Hadad</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-18.htm">1 Kings 15:18-20</a></b></br> Then Asa took all the silver and the gold <i>that were</i> 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, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">1 Kings 20:1</a></b></br> And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and <i>there were</i> thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5</a></b></br> (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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Ben</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">Benhadad</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">Ben-Hadad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-24.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">Hadad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Kindle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-8.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-4.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/1-4.htm">Ben</a> <a href="/amos/1-4.htm">Benhadad</a> <a href="/amos/1-4.htm">Ben-Hadad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-37.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-18.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/daniel/11-19.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/amos/1-4.htm">Hadad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Kindle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-48.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-15.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-15.htm">Walls</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'; 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The imagery of fire symbolizes destruction and purification, often used in the Bible to denote God's wrath (e.g., <a href="/amos/1-4.htm">Amos 1:4</a>). Damascus was a significant city in the ancient Near East, known for its strategic location and trade routes. The prophecy reflects God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to execute judgment. Historically, Damascus faced numerous invasions and destructions, aligning with this prophetic declaration.<p><b>it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.</b><br>Ben-hadad refers to a title used by several Syrian kings, similar to "Pharaoh" in Egypt. The fortresses symbolize the military strength and defenses of Syria. The destruction of these fortresses signifies the complete overthrow of Syrian power and protection. This prophecy connects to earlier biblical narratives where Ben-hadad's interactions with Israel are recorded (1 Kings 20). The mention of Ben-hadad highlights the historical enmity between Israel and Syria. The fulfillment of this prophecy can be seen in the eventual downfall of Damascus to various empires, including the Assyrians and Babylonians, demonstrating the accuracy and reliability of biblical prophecy.<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 of God upon nations, including Israel and its neighbors.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a></b><br>The capital city of Syria, historically significant and often mentioned in the Bible as a center of power and influence in the ancient Near East.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/ben-hadad.htm">Ben-Hadad</a></b><br>A title used by several Syrian kings, indicating a lineage or dynasty that ruled in Damascus. The name means "son of Hadad," with Hadad being a storm and rain god in ancient Semitic religion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fire.htm">Fire</a></b><br>Symbolically used in the Bible to represent God's judgment and purification. In this context, it signifies the destruction that God will bring upon Damascus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortresses.htm">Fortresses</a></b><br>Represent the strength and security of a city. The destruction of these fortresses indicates the complete overthrow of Damascus's power and defenses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their destinies. His judgments are just and serve His divine purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Nations and individuals who persist in sin and rebellion against God will face His righteous judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>Prophecies in the Bible, such as those concerning Damascus, demonstrate the reliability and truth of God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Understanding God's judgment should lead us to repentance and a renewed commitment to live according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Jeremiah serve as God's messengers, calling people to awareness of their spiritual state and the need for change.<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/am_i_seeking_more_in_life.htm">What does the Bible say about Damascus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/gad's_visions_and_prophecies.htm">What does the Bible say about Damascus's destruction?</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/why_doesn't_edom's_desolation_match_history.htm">(Jeremiah 49:7-22) Why does the foretold permanent desolation of Edom not seem to match evidence of later settlements and Edomite culture?</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>(27) <span class= "bld">It shall consume the palaces of Ben-ha-dad.</span>--Three kings of the name appear in Old Testament history; one as warring against Omri (<a href="/1_kings/20-34.htm" title="And Ben-hadad said to him, The cities, which my father took from your father, I will restore; and you shall make streets for you in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send you away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.">1Kings 20:34</a>), another as a contemporary of Elisha (<a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm" title="And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come here.">2Kings 8:7</a>), a third as the son of Hazael, and therefore belonging to a different dynasty (<a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm" title="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 Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.">2Kings 13:3</a>). It is possible, as the name was thus associated with the greatness of the kingdom, that it may have been borne also by later kings. It appears in the form Ben-hidri in Assyrian inscriptions. The prophet's words are, at any rate, a proof that the palaces of Damascus were either built by one of them, probably the first, or at any rate bore their name.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will kindly,</span> etc. A combination of clauses from <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14</a> and Amos 1:4. Three several kings of Damascus bore the name of Ben-hadad: one the contemporary of King Baasha of Samaria; another, of Ahab; a third, of Joash. (Ben-hadad, however, should rather be Ben-hadar, agreeably to the Assyrian inscriptions and the Septuagint.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/49-27.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">“I will set fire</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִצַּ֥תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3341.htm">Strong's 3341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To burn, set on fire, to desolate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the walls</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחוֹמַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥō·w·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Damascus;</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק</span> <span class="translit">(dam·mā·śeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1834.htm">Strong's 1834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will consume</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָכְלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fortresses</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְמְנ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·mə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_759.htm">Strong's 759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A citadel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ben-hadad.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲדָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḏāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1130.htm">Strong's 1130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ben-hadad -- 'son of Hadad', the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kings</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:27 I will kindle a fire (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/49-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:28" /></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>