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.
27. I will set the walls of Damascus on fire and will burn down King Benhadad's palaces. I, the Lord Almighty, have spoken.”
28. This is what the Lord said about the tribe of Kedar and the districts controlled by Hazor, which were conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia: “Attack the people of Kedar and destroy that tribe of eastern people!