Jeremiah 49:25-27
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Why is this famous city not yet forsaken,[a]
the joyful city?[b]
26 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets,
and all her warriors will be destroyed on that day,
declares the Lord of Armies.
27 I will set fire to the walls of Damascus,
and it will devour the citadels of Ben Hadad.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 49:25 Hebrew and Greek read not forsaken. The Latin reads why is the famous city forsaken?
- Jeremiah 49:25 Or, following a Hebrew variant, my joyful city
Jeremiah 49:25-27
New International Version
25 Why has the city of renown not been abandoned,
the town in which I delight?
26 Surely, her young men(A) will fall in the streets;
all her soldiers will be silenced(B) in that day,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
27 “I will set fire(C) to the walls of Damascus;(D)
it will consume(E) the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.(F)”
Jeremiah 49:25-27
King James Version
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.
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