²³ Concerning ^(A)Damascus:
“^(B)Hamath and ^(C)Arpad are put to shame,
For they have heard bad news;
They ^(D)despair.
There is anxiety at the sea,
It ^(E)cannot be calmed.

²⁴ Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;
^(A)Distress and labor pains have seized her
Like a woman in childbirth.