Jeremiah 49:24

49:23 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

Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

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Damascus has grown feeble, she turns herself to flee, and trembling has seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail.

Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

Damascus is waxed feeble, and turns herself to flee, and fear has seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

49:25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

What does Jeremiah 49:24 mean?

Jeremiah 49:24 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דַּמֶּשֶׂק (Dammeseq), רָפָה (râphâh), פָּנָה (pânâh). It connects to 3 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

DamascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקDammeseq/dam-meh'-sek/H1834Damascus, a city of Syria

waxed

feeble,רָפָהrâphâh/raw-faw'/H7503to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)

and

turnethפָּנָהpânâh/paw-naw'/H6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.

herself

flee,נוּסnûwç/noos/H5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)

and

fearרֶטֶטreṭeṭ/reh'-tet/H7374terror

hath

seizedחָזַקchâzaq/khaw-zak'/H2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

her:

anguishצָרָהtsârâh/tsaw-raw'/H6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:

and

sorrowsחֶבֶלchebel/kheh'-bel/H2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin

have

takenאָחַזʼâchaz/aw-khaz'/H270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)

her,

woman

travail.יָלַדyâlad/yaw-lad'/H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

Commentary on Jeremiah 49:24

HENRY_FULL · Jeremiah 49:24

ould live fifteen years yet, that Jerusalem should be delivered from the king of Assyria, and that, for a sign to confirm his faith herein, the sun should go back ten degrees, ver. 4-8 . And this we read and opened before, 2 Kings xx. 1 , &c. But, IV. Here is Hezekiah's thanksgiving for his recovery, which we had not before, ver. 9-20 . To which are added the means used ( ver. 21 ), and the end the good man aimed at in desiring to recover, ver. 22 . This is a chapter which will entertain the thoughts, direct the devotions, and encourage the faith and hopes of those that are confined by bodily distempers; it visits those that are visited with sickness. Hezekiah's Sickness. ( b. c. 710.) 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 8:30

And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive. toward this place: or, in this place

Psalms 50:15

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Matthew 6:6

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Jeremiah 49:24.

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Exodus 14:27

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. overthrew: Heb. shook off

Joshua 8:20

And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand

Psalms 116:3

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. gat: Heb. found me

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What does Jeremiah 49:24 say?

Jeremiah 49:24 (King James Version) reads: "Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail."

Is Jeremiah 49:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Jeremiah 49:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.

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