Jeremiah 49:27

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I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.

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The Assyrian and Babylonian ExileThe kingdoms of Judah and Israel with the routes of the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.

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Damascus, the chief city of Aram in Syria, along with Hamath and Arpad to its north, faced Babylon’s advancing power; Jeremiah 49:27 announces God’s judgment by fire on Damascus’s defenses. The surrounding chapter’s nations—from Ammon and Edom

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Jeremiah 49:27 mentions Ammon, Arpad, Babylon, Bozrah, Damascus, Dedan, East, Edom, Elam, Hamath, Hazor, Jordan, Kedar, Rabbah and Red Sea.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky