21. When Edom falls, there will be such a noise that the entire earth will shake, and the cries of alarm will be heard as far away as the Gulf of Aqaba.
22. The enemy will attack Bozrah like an eagle swooping down with outspread wings. On that day Edom's soldiers will be as frightened as a woman in labour.”
23. This is what the Lord said about Damascus: “The people in the cities of Hamath and Arpad are worried and troubled because they have heard bad news. Anxiety rolls over them like a sea, and they cannot rest.
24. The people of Damascus are weak and have fled in terror. They are in pain and misery like a woman in labour.
25. The famous city that used to be happy is completely deserted.
26. On that day her young men will be killed in the city streets, and all her soldiers destroyed.