the First Sunday of Lent
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Jeremiah 49:25
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How can the city of praise not be abandoned,the town that brings me joy?
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
How is the famous city not forsaken, the city of my joy?
"How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy!
Damascus was a city of my joy. Why have the people not left that famous city yet?
"Why has the renowned city not been deserted, The city of My joy!
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
How is the glorious citie not reserued, the citie of my ioy?
How the city of praise has not been forsaken,The town of My joy!
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?
I once was pleased with your famous city. But now I warn you, "Escape while you still can!"
How can a city so praised be deserted, a city that gave me such joy?
How is not the town of praise forsaken, the city of my joy!
"Damascus is a happy city. The people have not left that ‘fun city' yet.
How is the glorious city ruined, the city of joy!
The famous city that used to be happy is completely deserted.
How the city of praise has not been abandoned! The city of my joy!
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy!
But how shulde so worshipfull and glorious a cite be forsaken?
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
How has the town of praise been wasted, the place of joy!
'How is the city of praise left unrepaired, the city of my joy?'
How is the citie of praise not left, the citie of my ioy?
But howe happeneth it that the famous citie, the citie of my ioy, is not spared?
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
How forsoken thei a preisable citee, the citee of gladnesse?
How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
How deserted will that once-famous city be, that city that was once filled with joy!
Why is the city of praise not deserted, the city of My joy?
That famous city, a city of joy, will be forsaken!
Why does the city of praise, the town of My joy, still have people in it?
How the famous city is forsaken, the joyful town!
Alas! is she not forsaken - The city so praised! The citadel I rejoiced in!
How have they forsaken the city of renown, the city of joy!
How the famous city is forsaken, the joyful city!
How is it not left -- the city of praise, The city of my joy!
"How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jeremiah 33:9, Jeremiah 48:2, Jeremiah 48:39, Jeremiah 51:41, Psalms 37:35, Psalms 37:36, Isaiah 1:26, Isaiah 14:4-6, Daniel 4:30, Revelation 18:10, Revelation 18:16-19
Cross-References
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God:
And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
How is the city of praise not left,.... The city of Damascus, famous for its antiquity, its wealth and riches, strength and power; and with the Heathens for its devotion and superstition. So Julian i the emperor calls it,
"the truly city of Jupiter; the eye of the whole east; Damascus the holy and the greatest;''
but more especially for its delightful and pleasant situation. Benjamin Tudelensis k says it was, in his time,
"a very great and beautiful city, surrounded with a wall; and the country about it was full of gardens and orchards, fifteen miles' walk on every side of it; and no city in the whole world appeared with such plenty of fruit as that did.''
Monsieur Thevenot l relates, that
"the city of Damascus is in the middle of a spacious plain, surrounded with hills, but all distant from the town, almost out of sight; those on the north side are the nearest, on which side it hath a great many gardens, full of trees, and most fruit trees; these gardens take up the ground from the hill of the forty martyrs, even to the town; so that at a distance it seems to be a forest.''
Mr. Maundrell m tells us, that the Turks relate this story of their prophet Mahomet, that,
"coming near Damascus, he took his station at a high precipice, in order to view it; and considering the ravishing beauty and delightfulness of it, he would not tempt his frailty by entering into it; but instantly departed with this reflection on it, that there was but one paradise designed for men, and for his part he was resolved not take his in this world;''
and, adds the same traveller,
"you have indeed from the precipice the most perfect prospect of Damascus; and certainly no place in the world can promise the beholder at a distance greater voluptuousness. It is situate in an even plain of so great extent, that you can but just discern the mountains that compass it on the farther side. In its length it extends near two miles, and is encompassed with gardens, extending no less, according to common estimation, than thirty miles round; which makes it look like a noble city in a vast wood.''
Strabo n says of this city, that it is worthy of praise, and almost the most famous city of all near Persia. The sense of it either is, how is it that so famous a city was not spared by the enemy, that they did not leave it untouched, but destroyed and demolished it? or how is it that it was not fortified by the inhabitants of it; that a parapet was not built about the wall all around, to strengthen it, and keep out the enemy? This sense, as well as the former, is mentioned both by Jarchi and Kimchi, who direct to Nahum 3:8, for the confirmation of this sense of the word:
the city of my joy! these are either the words of the prophet, who had a great regard to the city of Damascus as ancient, well built, and opulent city, and lamented its destruction; or rather of the king of it, as Jarchi; or of the inhabitants of it, who said this to one another as they fled; so Kimchi: but there is no necessity of rendering it "my joy", only "joy"; for the "jod" affixed may not be considered as a pronoun, but as a paragogic, or a Syriac termination, which is common; though some interpret this of the city of Jerusalem, and as spoken by the Lord, or by the prophet in his name, upbraiding the Syrians for their hatred to it, and disturbance they gave it; and which is now mentioned as one cause and reason of their ruin; see Amos 1:3.
i Opera, par. 2. Ep. 24. p. 145. k Itinerarium, p. 54, 55. l Travels, par. 2. B. 1. p. I9. m Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 121, 122. Ed. 7. n Geograph. l. 16. p. 520.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
An exclamation of sorrow wrung from the prophet at the thought of the people of Damascus remaining to be slaughtered. The words my joy express the prophet’s own sympathy. The praise of Damascus for beauty has been universal from the days of Naaman 2 Kings 5:12, to those of recent travelers.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 49:25. How is the city of praise not left — Damascus is so ruined that she can no more be called a praiseworthy or happy city.
