22. Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings,a nation will soar up and swoop down on Bozrah.At that time the soldiers of Edom will be as fearful as a woman in labor.”
23. The Lord spoke about Damascus. “The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayedbecause they have heard bad news.Their courage will melt away because of worry.Their hearts will not be able to rest.
24. The people of Damascus will lose heart and turn to flee.Panic will grip them.Pain and anguish will seize themlike a woman in labor.
25. How deserted will that once-famous city be,that city that was once filled with joy!
26. For her young men will fall in her city squares.All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time,”says the Lord who rules over all.
27. “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus;it will burn up the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
28. The Lord spoke about Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon conquered. “Army of Babylon, go and attack Kedar.Lay waste those who live in the eastern desert.
29. Their tents and their flocks will be taken away.Their tent curtains, equipment, and camels will be carried off.People will shout to them,‘Terror is all around you!’”
30. The Lord says, “Flee quickly, you who live in Hazor.Take up refuge in remote places.For King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has laid out plans to attack you.He has formed his strategy on how to defeat you.”
31. The Lord says, “Army of Babylon, go and attacka nation that lives in peace and security.They have no gates or walls to protect them.They live all alone.
32. Their camels will be taken as plunder.Their vast herds will be taken as spoil.I will scatter to the four windsthose desert peoples who cut their hair short at the temples.I will bring disaster against themfrom every direction,” says the Lord.