A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST DAMASCUS

17 A pronouncementg concerning Damascus:h

Look, Damascus is no longer a city.

It has become a ruined heap.

2 The cities of Aroer are abandoned;

they will be places for flocks.

They will lie down without fear.

3 The fortress disappears from Ephraim,i

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 Armies.