Isaiah 17:1–3

Prophecy about Damascus

1 The 1aoracle concerning bDamascus.

“Behold, Damascus is about to be cremoved from being a city

And will become a dfallen ruin.

2 “The cities 1of aAroer are forsaken;

They will be for bflocks 2to lie down in,

And there will be cno one to frighten them.

3 “The 1afortified city will disappear from Ephraim,

And 2sovereignty from Damascus

And the remnant of Aram;

They will be like the bglory of the sons of Israel,”

Declares the Lord of hosts.