Focused Passage
The Oracle Against Damascus, the Fading Glory of Jacob, and the Rebuke of the Raging Nations
The chapter moves from Damascus becoming a heap of ruins, to deserted cities and lost fortified strength, to Ephraim’s fading glory, to a small remnant like gleanings after harvest, to people looking to their Maker, to the rejection of man-made altars and Asherah poles, to the reason for judgment: forgetting God the Savior, and finally to the roaring nations being rebuked and driven away like chaff.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
1This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins.
2The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
3The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
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