Jeremiah 49:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.””
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““I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 49:27 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 15:18So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
- 1 Kings 20:1Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
- 2 Kings 13:3So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
- 2 Kings 13:5So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.
- Jeremiah 43:12I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.
- Amos 1:3This 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.
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