Jer 49:23-27 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 49:23-27: 49:23-27 Damascus , the capital of Aram (ancient Syria), and the Aramean cities of Hamath and Arpad , indicate Aram as the next object of the Lord’s judgment.

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‏ Jeremiah 49:23-27

Summary for Jer 49:23-27: 49:23-27 ^a Damascus, the capital of Aram (ancient Syria), and the Aramean cities of Hamath and Arpad, indicate Aram as the next object of the Lord’s judgment.
49:25 ^b Damascus had a long history of power and glory at the hub of major trade routes. Its people enjoyed prosperity and joy, but they would lose these pleasures when they were forsaken by the Lord.
49:27 ^c The city’s walls and palaces were probably built with timbers from the slopes of Mount Hermon.

• Ben-hadad (literally son of the mighty one) was the royal title given to a long line of Aramean kings.