Jeremías 49:27

27 y prenderé fuego a las murallas de Damasco
que consumirá los palacios de Ben-adad».

Jeremías 49:27 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 49:27

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 understood literally, that first the houses built upon the wall should beset on fire by the Chaldeans, through the divine permission, and according to his order and wilt, and therefore ascribed to him, which should proceed further. Compare with this ( 2 Corinthians 11:32 2 Corinthians 11:33 ) ; and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad;
not only the houses of the common people in general, but particularly the palaces of their king and his nobles; Benhadad being a name of one of the kings of Syria, ( 1 Kings 20:1 ) ; and which, according to Kimchi, was the name of the king of Syria at the time of the destruction of Damascus by Nebuchadnezzar. Some think that this was a common name of the kings of Syria, as Pharaoh and Ptolemy with the Egyptians. It signifies the son of Hadad, which was the name of their idol; from whence their kings might be called, as was usual with the Assyrians and Babylonians.

Jeremías 49:27 In-Context

25 ¡Esa ciudad famosa, ciudad de alegría,
será abandonada!

26 Sus jóvenes caerán en las calles y morirán.
Todos sus soldados serán matados
—dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales—,

27 y prenderé fuego a las murallas de Damasco
que consumirá los palacios de Ben-adad».

28 Mensaje acerca de Cedar y Hazor
Este es el mensaje que se dio acerca de Cedar y los reinos de Hazor, que fueron atacados por Nabucodonosor,
rey de Babilonia. Esto dice el Señor
:
«¡Avancen contra Cedar!
¡Destruyan a los guerreros del oriente!

29 Tomarán sus rebaños y carpas,
y sus pertenencias y camellos les serán quitados.
Se escucharán voces de pánico en todas partes:
“¡Somos atemorizados a cada paso!”.