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THE WORD AGAINST DAMASCUS. Behold, Damascus shall be taken away from among cities, and shall become a ruin;
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abandoned for ever, to a fold and resting-place for flocks, and there shall be none to go after them.
3
And she shall no longer be a strong place for Ephraim to flee to, and there shall no longer be a kingdom in Damascus, or a remnant of Syrians; for thou art no better than the children of Israel, than their glory; thus saith the Lord of hosts.
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There shall be in that day a failure of the glory of Jacob, and the riches of his glory shall be shaken.
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And it shall be as if one should gather standing corn, and reap the grain of the ears; and it shall be as if one should gather ears in a rich valley;
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.