Jeremiah 49:23

The oracle turns to Damascus, where Hamath and Arpad melt in dismay at terrible news. The Aramean cities are gripped by restless fear.

Cross-references · 29

• 2 Kgs 18:34Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
• Isa 10:9“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
• Gen 14:15During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
• Gen 15:2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
• Isa 57:20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
• Num 13:21So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
• Nah 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
• 2 Kgs 19:13Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
• 2 Chr 16:2So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
• Isa 17:1–3This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins.
• Isa 13:7Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.
• Isa 11:11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
• Isa 37:13Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
• Amos 6:2Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
• Amos 1:3–5This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.
• Zech 9:1–2This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—
• Luke 21:25–26There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
• Luke 8:23–24As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
• Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
• Acts 27:20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
• 2 Cor 11:32In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
• Ps 107:26–27They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
• Deut 20:8Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”
• Josh 2:11When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
• Josh 14:8Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
• 2 Kgs 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
• 1 Kgs 11:24and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.
• 2 Sam 17:10Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
• 2 Sam 8:9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

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