1 The oracle concerning Damascus. "Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city And will become a fallen ruin.
2 "The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks to lie down in, And there will be no one to frighten them.
3 "The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, And sovereignty from Damascus And the remnant of Aram; They will be like the glory of the sons of Israel," Declares the Lord of hosts.
4 Now in that day the glory of Jacob will fade, And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.