Jeremiah 49:23

Prophecy against Damascus

23 Concerning 1Damascus. "2Hamath and 3Arpad are put to shame, For they have heard bad news; They are 4disheartened. There is anxiety by the sea, It 5cannot * be calmed.

Jeremiah 49:23 In-Context

21 The earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the Red Sea.
22 Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
23 Concerning Damascus. "Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, For they have heard bad news; They are disheartened. There is anxiety by the sea, It cannot be calmed.
24 "Damascus has become helpless; She has turned away to flee, And panic has gripped her; Distress and pangs have taken hold of her Like a woman in childbirth.
25 "How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy!

Cross References 5

  • 1. Genesis 14:15; Genesis 15:2; 2 Kings 5:12; 2 Chronicles 16:2; Isaiah 7:8; Isaiah 17:1; Amos 1:3; Acts 9:2
  • 2. Numbers 13:21; Isaiah 10:9; Jeremiah 39:5; Amos 6:2
  • 3. 2 Kings 18:34; 2 Kings 19:13; Isaiah 10:9
  • 4. Exodus 15:15; Nahum 2:10
  • 5. Isaiah 57:20
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