17:1 Here is a message about Damascus:
“Look, Damascus is no longer a city,
it is a heap of ruins!
17:2 The cities of Aroer are abandoned. 1
They will be used for herds,
which will lie down there in peace. 2
17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,
and Damascus will lose its kingdom. 3
The survivors in Syria
will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”
says the Lord who commands armies.