22 Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,spreading his wings over Bozrah.Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguishlike a woman in labor.
23 This message was given concerning Damascus. This is what the lord says:“The towns of Hamath and Arpad are struck with fear,for they have heard the news of their destruction.Their hearts are troubledlike a wild sea in a raging storm.
24 Damascus has become feeble,and all her people turn to flee.Fear, anguish, and pain have gripped heras they grip a woman in labor.
25 That famous city, a city of joy,will be forsaken!
26 Her young men will fall in the streets and die.Her soldiers will all be killed,”says the lord of Heaven’s Armies.
27 “And I will set fire to the walls of Damascusthat will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.”
28 This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This is what the lord says:“Advance against Kedar!Destroy the warriors from the East!