Jeremiah 49:23

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Jeremiah 49:23

About Damascus:

Hamath and Arpad are put to shame,
for they have heard a bad report and are agitated;
in the sea there is anxiety that cannot be calmed.

2 Kings 18:34

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

Isaiah 10:9

Isn’t Calno like Carchemish?
Isn’t Hamath like Arpad?
Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?

Genesis 14:15

And he and his servants deployed against them by night, attacked them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus.

Isaiah 57:20

But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea,
for it cannot be still,
and its waters churn up mire and muck.

Genesis 15:2

But Abram said, “Lord God, what can You give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

Numbers 13:21

So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath.

2 Kings 19:13

Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?’”

Nahum 2:10

Desolation, decimation, devastation!
Hearts melt,
knees tremble,
loins shake,
every face grows pale!

Deuteronomy 20:8

The officers will continue to address the army and say, ‘Is there any man who is afraid or cowardly? Let him leave and return home, so that his brothers’ hearts won’t melt like his own.’

Joshua 2:11

When we heard this, we lost heart, and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below.

Joshua 14:8

My brothers who went with me caused the people’s hearts to melt with fear, but I remained loyal to the Lord my God.

2 Samuel 8:9

When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

2 Samuel 17:10

Then, even a brave man with the heart of a lion will melt because all Israel knows that your father and the valiant men with him are warriors.

1 Kings 11:24

and gathered men to himself. He became captain of a raiding party when David killed the Zobaites. He went to Damascus, lived there, and became king in Damascus.

Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in place of the Israelites in the cities of Samaria. The settlers took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

2 Chronicles 16:2

So Asa brought out the silver and gold from the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace and sent it to Aram’s King Ben-hadad, who lived in Damascus, saying,

Psalm 107:26-27

Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,
their courage melting away in anguish,

Isaiah 11:11

On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover—from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west—the remnant of His people who survive.

Isaiah 13:7

Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak,
and every man’s heart will melt.

Isaiah 17:1-3

An oracle against Damascus:

Look, Damascus is no longer a city.
It has become a ruined heap.

Isaiah 37:13

Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?’”

Amos 1:3-5

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus
for three crimes, even four,
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

Amos 6:2

Cross over to Calneh and see;
go from there to great Hamath;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Is their territory larger than yours?

Zechariah 9:1-2

An Oracle

The word of the Lord
is against the land of Hadrach,
and Damascus is its resting place—
for the eyes of men
and all the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord—

Luke 8:23-24

and as they were sailing He fell asleep. Then a fierce windstorm came down on the lake; they were being swamped and were in danger.

Luke 21:25-26

“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.

Acts 9:2

and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Acts 27:20

For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope that we would be saved was disappearing.

2 Corinthians 11:32

In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me,

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Summary

Jeremiah 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.

Damascus

Faint-hearted

Nahum 2:10

Sorrow

Isaiah 57:20

On the sea

Bible References

Damascus

And he and his servants deployed against them by night, attacked them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus.

But Abram said, “Lord God, what can You give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

and gathered men to himself. He became captain of a raiding party when David killed the Zobaites. He went to Damascus, lived there, and became king in Damascus.

An oracle against Damascus:

Look, Damascus is no longer a city.
It has become a ruined heap.

Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?’”

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus
for three crimes, even four,
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

An Oracle

The word of the Lord
is against the land of Hadrach,
and Damascus is its resting place—
for the eyes of men
and all the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord

—

In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me,

Faint-hearted

The officers will continue to address the army and say, ‘Is there any man who is afraid or cowardly? Let him leave and return home, so that his brothers’ hearts won’t melt like his own.’

and the pig, though it has hooves, it does not chew the cud—
it is unclean for you.

You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

Then, even a brave man with the heart of a lion will melt because all Israel knows that your father and the valiant men with him are warriors.

Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak,
and every man’s heart will melt.

Desolation, decimation, devastation!
Hearts melt,
knees tremble,
loins shake,
every face grows pale!

Sorrow

But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea,
for it cannot be still,
and its waters churn up mire and muck.

On the sea

Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,
their courage melting away in anguish,

and as they were sailing He fell asleep. Then a fierce windstorm came down on the lake; they were being swamped and were in danger.

“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.

For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope that we would be saved was disappearing.