Prophecy against Damascus

23 Concerning (A)Damascus.
(B)Hamath and (C)Arpad are put to shame,
For they have heard bad news;
They are (D)disheartened.
There is anxiety by the sea,
It (E)cannot be calmed.
24 “Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;
(F)Distress and pangs have taken hold of her
Like a woman in childbirth.
25 “How [a]the (G)city of praise has not been deserted,
The town of My joy!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:25 Or deserted is the city of praise