Jeremiah 49:23-25

New International Version - UK

‘Hamath and Arpad are dismayed,
    for they have heard bad news.
They are disheartened,
    troubled like^[a] the restless sea.
²⁴ Damascus has become feeble,
    she has turned to flee
    and panic has gripped her;
anguish and pain have seized her,
    pain like that of a woman in labour.
²⁵ Why has the city of renown not been abandoned,
    the town in which I delight?