Jeremiah

Jeremiah 49:23–27

23Concerning Damascus:

“Hamath and Arpad are put to shame,

for they have heard a bad report;

they are agitated like the sea;g

their anxiety cannot be calmed.

24Damascus has become feeble;

she has turned to flee.

Panic has gripped her;

anguish and pain have seized her

like a woman in labor.

25How is the city of praise not forsaken,

the town that brings Me joy?

26For her young men will fall in the streets,

and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,”

declares the LORD of Hosts.

27“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus;

it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”

Footnotes

  • g 49:23 Hebrew on the sea or by the sea

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Jeremiah 49:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Concerning Damascusלְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂקlə·ḏam·me·śeqPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1834 Damascus
Hamathחֲמָת֙ḥă·māṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH2574 Chamath
and Arpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דwə·’ar·pāḏConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH774 Arpad
are put to shameבּ֤וֹשָֽׁהbō·wō·šāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH954 be ashamed
forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they have heardשָׁמְע֖וּšā·mə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8085 hear
a badרָעָ֛הrā·‘āhAdjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
reportשְׁמֻעָ֥הšə·mu·‘āhNoun - feminine singularH8052 report
they are agitatedנָמֹ֑גוּnā·mō·ḡūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH4127 melt
like the seaבַּיָּ֣םbay·yāmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea
their anxietyדְּאָגָ֔הdə·’ā·ḡāhNoun - feminine singularH1674 anxiety, anxious care
cannotלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be calmedהַשְׁקֵ֖טhaš·qêṭVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH8252 be quiet, undisturbed

Jeremiah 49:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Damascusדַמֶּ֛שֶׂקḏam·me·śeqNoun - proper - feminine singularH1834 Damascus
has become feebleרָפְתָ֥הrā·p̄ə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7503 sink, relax
she has turnedהִפְנְתָ֥הhip̄·nə·ṯāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6437 turn
to fleeלָנ֖וּסlā·nūsPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5127 flee, escape
Panicוְרֶ֣טֶט׀wə·re·ṭeṭConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7374 trembling, panic
has gripped herהֶחֱזִ֑יקָהhe·ḥĕ·zî·qāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
anguishצָרָ֧הṣā·rāhNoun - feminine singularH6869 id.
and painוַחֲבָלִ֛יםwa·ḥă·ḇā·lîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH2256 cord, territory, band
have seized herאֲחָזַ֖תָּה’ă·ḥā·zat·tāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singularH270 grasp, take hold, take possession
like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāhPreposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget

Jeremiah 49:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howאֵ֥יךְ’êḵInterjectionH349 How?
is the cityעִ֣יר‘îrNoun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
of praiseתְּהִלָּהtə·hil·lå̄hNoun - feminine singular constructH8416 praise, song of praise
notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
forsakenעֻזְּבָ֖ה‘uz·zə·ḇāhVerb - QalPass - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
the townקִרְיַ֖תqir·yaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7151 town, city
that brings Me joyמְשׂוֹשִֽׂי׃mə·śō·w·śîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH4885 id.

Jeremiah 49:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forלָכֵ֛ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
her young menבַחוּרֶ֖יהָḇa·ḥū·re·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH970 young man
will fallיִפְּל֥וּyip·pə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5307 fall, lie
in the streetsבִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָbir·ḥō·ḇō·ṯe·hāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH7339 broad open place, plaza
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
her warriorsאַנְשֵׁ֨י’an·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
will be silencedיִדַּ֙מּוּ֙yid·dam·mūVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
in thatהַה֔וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
declaresנְאֻ֖םnə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare

Jeremiah 49:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will set fireוְהִצַּ֥תִּיwə·hiṣ·ṣat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH3341 kindle, burn
to the wallsבְּחוֹמַ֣תbə·ḥō·w·maṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH2346 wall
of Damascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקdam·mā·śeqNoun - proper - feminine singularH1834 Damascus
it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הwə·’ā·ḵə·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
the fortressesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת’ar·mə·nō·wṯNoun - masculine plural constructH759 citadel
of Ben-hadadהֲדָֽד׃סhă·ḏāḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1130 Ben-Hadad

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Jeremiah 49:23 Isaiah 10:9 · 2 Kings 18:34 · Genesis 15:2 · Isaiah 57:20 · Genesis 14:15 · Nahum 2:10 · Numbers 13:21 · 2 Kings 19:13

Jeremiah 49:25 Jeremiah 33:9 · Jeremiah 51:41

Jeremiah 49:26 Jeremiah 50:30 · Jeremiah 11:22 · Amos 4:10

Jeremiah 49:27 1 Kings 15:18–20 · Amos 1:3–5

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