Jeremiah 49:23-27

Evangelical Heritage Version

Hamath and Arpad are troubled,
for they have heard bad news.
They melt in fear.
Like a troubled sea,
they cannot find rest.
²⁴ Damascus has become feeble.
She turns to flee.
Panic has seized her.
Anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her,
    like those of a woman in labor.
²⁵ Why is this famous city not yet forsaken,^[a]
the joyful city?^[b]
26 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets,
and all her warriors will be destroyed on that day,
declares the Lord of Armies.
²⁷ I will set fire to the walls of Damascus,
and it will devour the citadels of Ben Hadad.