Jeremiah 49:25

Translations

Modern

How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?

Traditional

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

Literal

How is it not abandoned—the city of praise, the city of My joy?

Latin

Quomodo dereliquerunt civitatem laudabilem, urbem lætitiæ?

Original

Hebrew

English

How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?

Notes

Jeremiah 49:25

Damascus has a long history of power and glory as a center of major trade routes. Its people enjoyed prosperity and happiness. However, they lost these pleasures when the Lord abandoned them.

Jeremiah 49:23–27

Damascus, the capital of Aram (ancient Syria), and the Aramean cities of Hamath and Arpad, show that Aram is the next target of the Lord's judgment.

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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