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Jeremiah 49:27

“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”

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ASV

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

KJV

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִצַּ֥תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiand I will kindleH3341 →
אֵ֖שׁ'esha fireH784 →
בְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.Matat [the] wall ofH2346 →
דַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekDamascusH1834 →
וְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.Lahand it will consumeH398 →
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.Not[the] fortresses ofH759 →
בֶּן־ben-BenH1130 →
הֲדָֽד׃ סha.DadHadadH1130 →

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Jeremiah 50:32The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”Amos 1:4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.Amos 1:3–5This 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.1 Kings 15:18–20So 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:Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”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.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.1 Kings 20:1–22Now 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.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.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.

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