Jer 49:26-27 | NET2full | STEP | For her young men will fall in her city squares . All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time ,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies .

‏ Jeremiah 49:26-27

26 For her young men will fall in her city squares.
All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time,”
says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Oracle of Yahweh of Armies.” For this title for God see the study note on 2:19.}
27 “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus;
it will burn up the palaces of Ben Hadad.” ^{▼▼sn Ben Hadad was a common name borne by a number of the kings of Damascus, e.g., one during the time of Asa around 900 b.c. (cf. 1 Kgs 15:18-20), one a little later during the time of Omri and Ahab around 850 (1 Kgs 20), and one during the time of Jehoash about 800 (2 Kgs 13:24-25).}