2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted

and left to flocks, which will lie down,

with no one to make them afraid.

3 The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim,

and royal power from Damascus;

the remnant of Aram will be

like the glory of the Israelites,”

declares the Lord Almighty.

2 The cities of Aroer are deserted;

they will be for flocks,

which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.

3 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim,

and the kingdom from Damascus;

and the remnant of Syria will be

like the glory of the children of Israel,

declares the Lord of hosts.

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken:

They shall be for flocks,

Which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

3 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim,

And the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria:

They shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts.

2 The towns of Aroer will be deserted.

Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed,

with no one to chase them away.

3 The fortified towns of Israel will also be destroyed,

and the royal power of Damascus will end.

All that remains of Syria

will share the fate of Israel’s departed glory,”

declares the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken;

They will be for flocks

Which lie down, and no one will make them afraid.

3 The fortress also will cease from Ephraim,

The kingdom from Damascus,

And the remnant of Syria;

They will be as the glory of the children of Israel,”

Says the Lord of hosts.

2 People will leave the cities of Aroer.

Flocks will wander freely in those empty towns,

and there will be no one to bother them.

3 The strong, walled cities of Israel will be destroyed.

The government in Damascus will end.

Those left alive of Aram will be

like the glory of Israel,” says the Lord All-Powerful.

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 3 And the fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria; they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith Jehovah of hosts.

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks; and they shall lie down and there shall be none to make them afraid. 3 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith Jehovah of hosts.

2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted. 

These cities will be used for sheep, which will lie down in them. 

There will be no one to disturb those sheep. 

3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, 

and the kingdom will disappear from Damascus. 

The remaining few from Aram will share Israel’s honor,” 

declares the Lord of Armies. 

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken;

they will be places for flocks.

They will lie down without fear.

3 The fortress disappears from Ephraim,

and a kingdom from Damascus.

The remnant of Aram will be

like the splendor of the Israelites.

This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

2 Her towns will be deserted forever;

they will be places for flocks,

which will lie down, and no one will make them afraid.

3 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim,

and the kingdom from Damascus;

and the remnant of Aram will be

like the glory of the children of Israel,

says the Lord of hosts.

2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted;

they will be for the flocks,

and they will lie down and no one will frighten them.

3 And the fortified city will disappear from Ephraim,

and the kingdom from Damascus;

and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the children of Israel,”

declares Yahweh of hosts.

2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted.

They will be left to the flocks that lie down there.

No one will make them afraid.

3 Ephraim’s people will no longer have cities with high walls around them.

Royal power will disappear from Damascus.

Those who are left alive in Aram

will be like the glory of the people of Israel,”

announces the Lord who rules over all.