The Meaning of Jeremiah 49:25 Explained

Jeremiah 49:25

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

YLT: How is it not left -- the city of praise, The city of my joy!

Darby: How is not the town of praise forsaken, the city of my joy!

ASV: How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Jeremiah 49:25 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Yahweh announced that the town that had brought joy to Him, and that others praised for its beauty and leadership, had become deserted. Damascus was considered to be one of the most beautiful cities of ancient times. [1] Even today, many visitors of Damascus comment on its unusual beauty.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 49

1  The judgment of the Ammonites
6  Their restoration
7  The judgment of Edom
23  of Damascus
28  of Kedar
30  of Hazor
34  and of Elam
39  The restoration of Elam

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 49:25 mean?

Why not is deserted the city of praise the city of My joy
אֵ֥יךְ לֹֽא־ עֻזְּבָ֖ה עִ֣יר [תהלה] (תְּהִלָּ֑ת) קִרְיַ֖ת ! מְשׂוֹשִֽׂי

אֵ֥יךְ  Why 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אֵיךְ 
Sense: how? interj.
עֻזְּבָ֖ה  is  deserted 
Parse: Verb, QalPass, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָזַב 
Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
עִ֣יר  the  city 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
(תְּהִלָּ֑ת)  praise 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּהִלָּה  
Sense: praise, song or hymn of praise.
קִרְיַ֖ת  the  city 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קִרְיָה 
Sense: city, town.
! מְשׂוֹשִֽׂי  of  My  joy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מָשֹׂושׂ 
Sense: exultation, joy, rejoicing.