^{23 Ref} Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

²⁴ Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

^{25 Ref} How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

^{26 Ref} Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.

^{27 Ref} And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.