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And I will kindleוְהִצַּתִּיfireאֵשׁin the wallבְּחוֹמַתof Damascus,דַּמָּשֶׂקand it will consumeוְאָכְלָהthe palacesאַרְמְנוֹתof Ben-hadad.בֶּן הֲדָד
Jeremiah 49:27
Study it in the app“And I will kindle fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 49:27, word by word
- And I will kindleהִצַּתִּיhitsati
set on fire
Set on fire, burn.
Where else “hitsati” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- in the wallחוֹמַתchomat
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomat” appears- of Damascusדַּמָּשֶׂקdamasek
Damascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damasek” appears- and it will consumeאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- the palacesאַרְמְנוֹתarmnot
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armnot” appears- of Ben-hadadבֶּןben
Ben-hadad
Ben-hadad: a name meaning "son of Hadad" (Hadad was the storm god of the Arameans). It was borne by several kings of Aram who reigned in Damascus, among them the one who made a pact with Asa and the one who fought against Ahab.
Where else “ben” appears
Places in this verse
Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
The context
26Therefore her young men will fall in her squares, and all the men of war will be silenced in that day, declares YHWH Tsevaot.
27 · This verse (above)
28Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck. Thus says YHWH: Rise up, go up against Kedar, and devastate the sons of the east!