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!