I will bring a judgment that shall burn in Damascus like a consuming fire, and it shall reach to the royal seat of Benhadad; either that which was the royal seat of Ben-hadad, 2 Kings 8:7, or else Ben-hadad (signifying the son of Hadad, which was their idol) was the common name of all the kings of Syria, as Pharaoh was to the kings of Egypt, Amos 1:4
Verse Jeremiah 49:27. _THE PALACES OF BEN-HADAD._] Damascus was a seat of the Syrian kings, and _Ben-hadad_ was a name common to several of its kings....
See the marginal reference and 1 Kings 11:14 note....
CHAPTER 49 Concerning Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, and Elam _ 1. Concerning the Ammonites (Jeremiah 49:1) _ 2. Concerning Edom (Jeremiah 49:7) 3. Concerning Damascus (Jeremiah 49:23)...
DAMASCUS. The prophecy refers to the Aramæ ans; Hamath, 110 miles N. of Damascus, and Arpad, 95 m. N. of Hamath, never belonged to the Damascene kingdom. They were absorbed into the Assyrian empire c....
BEN-HADAD. Three kings of Damascus bore this official name. See 1Ki 15:18. 2 Kings 13:3; 2 Kings 13:25....
See introd. note. "Therefore" (Jeremiah 49:26) is quite unsuitable here, while fitting the connexion in Jeremiah 50:30....
_I will kindle a fire_ Cp. Numbers 21:28; Deuteronomy 32:22. Benhadad (son of Hadad) was the name of several kings of Syria. _palaces_ See on Jeremiah 6:5....
THE PALACES OF BEN-HADAD— The name of several kings of Syria. See 1 Kings 15:18; 1 Kings 15:34....
VII. AN ORACLE CONCERNING DAMASCUS Jeremiah 49:23-27 Damascus was the capital of the kingdom of Aram (Syria), the northern neighbor of Israel. During the ninth century before Christ the Syrians were...
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-ha'dad. I WILL KINDLE A FIRE ... AND IT SHALL CONSUME THE PALACES OF BEN-HADAD - that palace whence so many...
AGAINST AMMON, EDOM, AND OTHER NATIONS 1-6. The territory of Ammon was N. of Moab, and the two peoples were connected by descent. The carrying away of the tribes on the E. of Jordan by Tiglath-pileser...
CONCERNING DAMASCUS] The prophecy relates to Syria generally, of which this was the most important city....
BEN-HADAD] Three kings of Damascus bore this name (1 Kings 15:18.; 1 Kings 20:1; 2 Kings 13:25). 28-33. Concerning Kedar. KEDAR] see on...
IT SHALL CONSUME THE PALACES OF BEN-HA-DAD. — Three kings of the name appear in Old Testament history; one as warring against Omri (1 Kings 20:34), another as a contemporary of Elisha (2 Kings 8:7), a...
וְ הִצַּ֥תִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּ חֹומַ֣ת דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק ו
CHAPTER XXII DAMASCUS Jeremiah 49:23 "I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Benhadad."- Jeremiah 49:27 WE are a little surprised to meet with a prophecy o...
Against the children of Ammon Jeremiah raised a protest because their king was in possession of Gad. He declared that by the fierce judgment of war, they were to be dispossessed and driven forth. The...
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of (b) Benhadad. (b) Who was king of Syria, (1 Kings 20:26) and had built these palaces which were still called the...
_Benadad. So the kings were usually styled, 3 Kings xv. 8. Septuagint, "the son of Ader."_...
In the prophecies of Zechariah we have a similar threatening against Damascus. Zechariah 9:1. The Lord is visiting his enemies, and the enemies of his Church, and therefore the day is awful....
Here God himself speaks, and declares that he would be the author of the destruction of which Jeremiah prophesied. And he employs the similitude of fire, because there is nothing more violent or more...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 THROUGH 51. Chapter 45 gives us the prophecy with respect to Baruch, already mentioned. Chapter 46 and following Chapter s contain the prophecies against t...
AND I WILL KINDLE A FIRE IN THE WALL OF DAMASCUS,.... Signifying either that, a breach being made there the destruction of the city should begin, and be carried on until it was completed; or it may be...
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad. Ver. 27. _And I will kindle a fire._] See on Amos 1:4 ....
_Damascus is waxed feeble_ That is, the inhabitants of Damascus. They have lost their ancient courage and valour; they were wont to be formidable to their enemies, but now they flee before them. _Fear...
AGAINST DAMASCUS, HAZOK, AND ELAM...
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, inside the walls, AND IT SHALL CONSUME THE PALACES OF BENHADAD, the royal dwellings, and therewith at least a part, if not all, of the city....
23-27 How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble. It was a city of joy, having all the delights of the sons of men. But those deceive th...
Jeremiah 49:27 kindle H3341 (H8689) fire H784 wall H2346 Damascus H1834 consume H398 (H8804) palaces H759 Ben-Hada
JUDGMENT AGAINST DAMASCUS (JEREMIAH 49:23). Damascus was the capital city of Aram, an Aramean state which was north of Israel and part of what we now call Syria. It was situated on the main trade rout...
PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT ON THE NATIONS CONTINUED (JEREMIAH 49:1 TO JEREMIAH 51:64). Having learned that judgment was coming on Egypt, Philistia and Moab, we now go on to learn that it will also visit Am...
CONTENTS: Prophecies against the Ammonites, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, kingdoms of Hazor, Elam. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Nebuchadrezzar, Zedekiah. CONCLUSION: Nations that despise and persecute God's...
Jeremiah 49:1. _Hath Israel no sons; hath he no heir?_ In this bold and striking manner the prophet commences his elegy on Ammon. The king of Ammon had in times of war, seized the cities of Gad. By ev...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The prophecies against _Ammon, Edom, Damascus,_ and _Kedar._ Jeremiah 49:1 are synchronous with the previous chapter, but the section (Jere...
EXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam. JEREMIAH 49:1 The violence of the Ammonites shall be severely punished. JEREMIAH 49:1 HATH ISRAEL NO SONS! The violent seizure, perp...
Now in chapter 49, he speaks first of the Ammonites. Now, the Ammonites were those people who were north of Moab and east of the Jordan in the upper Jordan area, east of the Sea of Galilee and the Gol...
1 Kings 15:18; 1 Kings 20:1; 2 Kings 13:5; Amos 1:3...
Ben — hadad — Was the common name of the kings of Syria....