1. The Lord said, “Damascus will not be a city any longer; it will be only a pile of ruins.
2. The cities of Syria will be deserted for ever. They will be a pasture for sheep and cattle, and no one will drive them away.
3. Israel will be defenceless, and Damascus will lose its independence. Those Syrians who survive will be in disgrace like the people of Israel. I, the Lord Almighty, have spoken.”