Reference

Jeremiah 49:27

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.
25

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

26

Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.

27

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.

28

Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.

29

Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.

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Fire Imagery
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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Fire Imagery

The verse explicitly states "I will kindle a fire" and describes it consuming palaces, directly fulfilling the theme's criteria for fire in a judgment context.

Destruction / Perishing Language

While "consume" is present, the verse focuses on the destruction of physical structures (palaces) in a specific historical context, not explicitly the perishing of wicked people or a general theological principle of destruction for wickedness.