Jeremiah 49:23 — The Lord says about Damascus:
The towns of Hamath and Arpad
have heard your bad… — CEV | maBible
Read Jeremiah 49:23 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Jeremiah 49.23, Jeremiah 49v23, Jr. 49:23. The Lord says about Damascus:
The towns of Hamath and Arpad
have heard your bad news.
They have lost hope,
and worries roll over them
like ocean waves.
Other reference formats: Jeremiah 49.23, Jeremiah 49v23, Jr. 49:23.
23 The Lord says about Damascus:
The towns of Hamath and Arpad
have heard your bad news.
They have lost hope,
and worries roll over them
like ocean waves.
Notes and references
49.23-27 Is 17.1-3; Am 1.3-5; Zec 9.1.
Hamath and Arpad: Two towns in Syria that had been the capitals of small kingdoms allied with the more powerful kingdom whose capital was Damascus.
worries … waves: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.