Jeremiah 49:24-26

New International Reader's Version

²⁴ The people of Damascus have become weak.
    They have turned to run away.
    Panic has taken hold of them.
Suffering and pain have taken hold of them.
    Their pain is like the pain of a woman having a baby.
²⁵ Why hasn’t the famous city been deserted?
    It is the town I take delight in.
²⁶ You can be sure its young men will fall dead in the streets.
    All its soldiers will be put to death at that time,”
    announces the Lord who rules over all.