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Jeremiah 49:27

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What does Jeremiah 49:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
Jeremiah 49:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 49

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24Damascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail.
25How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
26Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts.
27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
28Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote. Thus saith Jehovah: Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and destroy the children of the east.
29Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side!
30Flee ye, wander far off, dwell in the depths, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, etc.] 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 (<471132>2 Corinthians 11:32, 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,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“palaces of Ben-hadad--that palace from which so many evils and such cruelty to Israel emanated; thus implying the cause of Damascus' overthrow. Not the Ben-hadad of Kg2 13:3; Amo 1:4; it was a common name of the Syrian kings (compare Kg1 15:18; meaning "son of Hadad," the idol).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the marginal reference and 1 Kings 11:14 note. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ben - hadad - Was the common name of the kings of Syria. Jeremiah 49:28”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“49:27 The city’s walls and palaces were probably built with timbers from the slopes of Mount Hermon. • Ben-hadad (literally son of the mighty one) was the royal title given to a long line of Aramean kings.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I will: Amo 1:3-5 Benhadad: Kg1 15:18-20, 20:1-22; Kg2 13:5 Jeremiah 49:28”
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