1. An oracle concerning Damascus.Behold, Damascus will cease to be a cityand will become a heap of ruins.
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 belike the glory of the children of Israel,declares the Lord of hosts.