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Jeremiah 49:23

Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.

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ASV

Of Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil tidings, they are melted away: there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

KJV

Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂקle.da.Me.sekof DamascusH1834 →
בּ֤וֹשָֽׁהBo.o.shahit will be ashamedH954 →
חֲמָת֙cha.MatHamathH2574 →
וְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.Padand ArpadH774 →
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
שְׁמֻעָ֥הshe.mu.'Ahnew[s]H8052 →
רָעָ֛הra.'AhbadH7451 →
שָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'Uthey have heardH8085 →
נָמֹ֑גוּna.Mo.guthey will melt awayH4127 →
בַּיָּ֣םbai.Yam[is] in the seaH3220 →
דְּאָגָ֔הde.'a.GahanxietyH1674 →
הַשְׁקֵ֖טhash.Ketto be quietH8252 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יוּכָֽל׃yu.Khalit will be ableH3201 →

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Isaiah 10:9“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?2 Kings 18:34Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?Isaiah 36:19Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?Zechariah 9:2and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.Genesis 14:15During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.Genesis 15:2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!2 Kings 19:13Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”Numbers 13:21So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.1 Kings 11:24and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.Joshua 14:8Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.2 Kings 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.Luke 21:25–26There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.Deuteronomy 20:8Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.Isaiah 13:7Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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