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Jeremiah 49:23 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 49:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 49 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Prophecy Against Damascus
“Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. fainthearted: Heb. melted on: or, as on the sea”
Jeremiah 49:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 49:23
Concerning Damascus (לְדַמֶּשֶׂק, l'Dammeseq)—Jeremiah pivots from Edom to Aram (Syria). Damascus, one of antiquity's oldest continuously inhabited cities, now faces God's tribunal. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad (בֹּשָׁה חֲמָת וְאַרְפָּד, boshah Chamat v'Arpad)—northern Syrian cities are 'shamed' (bosh), a term conveying humiliation and disappointed expectations.There is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet (בַּיָּם דְּאָגָה לֹא תוּכַל הַשְׁקֵט, bayyam de'agah lo tukhal hashqet)—The Mediterranean coastlands are agitated, unable to find shaqat (tranquility). The anxiety is contagious and irr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 49:23
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“and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim”
“Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”
“he and his servants”
“and its waters cast up mire and dirt.”
“and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob”
“and the king of Arpad”
“void”
“and became captain over a troop”
“he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake”