^{23 Ref} About Damascus. Hamath is put to shame, and Arpad; for the word of evil has come to their ears, their heart in its fear is turned to water, it will not be quiet.

²⁴ Damascus has become feeble, she is turned to flight, fear has taken her in its grip: pain and sorrows have come on her, as on a woman in birth-pains.

^{25 Ref} How has the town of praise been wasted, the place of joy!

^{26 Ref} So her young men will be falling in her streets, and all the men of war will be cut off in that day, says the Lord of armies.

^{27 Ref} And I will have a fire lighted on the wall of Damascus, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.