Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

A message about Damascus: "Look! Damascus will cease to be a city. Instead, it will become a pile of ruins.

New American Standard Bible

The oracle concerning Damascus.
“Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city
And will become a fallen ruin.

King James Version

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Holman Bible

An oracle against Damascus:

Look, Damascus is no longer a city.
It has become a ruined heap.

A Conservative Version

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

American Standard Version

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Amplified

The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Damascus [capital of Aram (Syria), and Israel’s defense against Assyria].

“Listen carefully, Damascus will cease to be a city
And will become a fallen ruin.

Bible in Basic English

The word about Damascus. See, they have made Damascus a town no longer; it has become a waste place.

Darby Translation

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Julia Smith Translation

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus being taken away from a city, and it was a falling heap of rubbish.

King James 2000

The burden concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Lexham Expanded Bible

An oracle of Damascus: "Look! Damascus [will] cease being a city and will become a heap of ruins.

Modern King James verseion

The burden against Damascus: Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a heap of ruins.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

This is the heavy burden upon Damascus: Behold, Damascus shall be no more a city, but a heap of broken stones.

NET Bible

Here is a message about Damascus: "Look, Damascus is no longer a city, it is a heap of ruins!

New Heart English Bible

The burden of Damascus: "Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.

The Emphasized Bible

The oracle on Damascus, - Lo! Damascus, is to be removed from being a city, And shall become a heap of ruins:

Webster

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

World English Bible

The burden of Damascus: "Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.

Youngs Literal Translation

The burden of Damascus. Lo, Damascus is taken away from being a city, And it hath been a heap -- a ruin.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The burden
משּׂא 
Massa' 
Usage: 65

דּרמשׂק דּוּמשׂק דּמּשׂקo 
Dammeseq 
Usage: 45

דּרמשׂק דּוּמשׂק דּמּשׂקo 
Dammeseq 
Usage: 45

is taken away
שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

and it shall be a ruinous
מפּלה מפּלה 
Mappalah 
Usage: 3

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Oracle Of Judgment On Damascus

1 A message about Damascus: "Look! Damascus will cease to be a city. Instead, it will become a pile of ruins. 2 The cities of Oraru will be deserted they will be devoted to herds that will lay at rest, and terrorism will be no more.


Cross References

Zechariah 9:1

A declaration: this message from the LORD in the land of Hadrach, with Damascus its confederate, because the eyes of humanity will look to the LORD, along with those of all the tribes of Israel.

Isaiah 25:2

For you have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified city into a ruin; the foreigners' citadel is no longer a city it will never be rebuilt!

Amos 1:3-5

This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Damascus and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they have trampled down Gilead with ironclad threshing sleds.

Genesis 14:15

During the night, Abram and his servants divided his forces, conquered his enemies, and pursued them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

Isaiah 7:8

Because Aram's head is Damascus, and Rezin is its king, within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.

Jeremiah 49:2

Therefore, look, the time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll cause a battle cry to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a desolate mound, and its towns will be burned with fire. Israel will take possession of those who possessed him," says the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:23-27

To Damascus: "Hamath and Arpad will be humiliated. Their courage melts because they have heard bad news. There is anxiety like the sea that cannot be calmed.

Micah 1:6

"So I will turn Samaria into a mound of dirt in a field, a place to plant vineyards. And I will dump her building stones into the valley, uncovering her foundation.

Acts 9:2

He asked him for letters to take with him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

Genesis 15:2

But Abram replied, "Lord GOD, what can you give me since I continue to be childless, and the heir of my household is Eliezer from Damascus?

2 Kings 16:9

so the king of Assyria listened to Ahaz. He attacked Damascus, captured it, sent its people away into exile to Kir, and executed Rezin.

2 Chronicles 28:5

As a result, the LORD his God handed Ahaz over to the king of Aram, who defeated him and took a large number of captives away to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered over to the control of the King of Israel, who defeated him with many heavy casualties.

2 Chronicles 28:23

He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him, reasoning, "The gods of the kings of Aram helped them, so I'll sacrifice to them so they will help me!" But those gods brought about his downfall, and the downfall of all of Israel, too.

Isaiah 8:4

for before the young lad knows how to call out to his father or mother, the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria."

Isaiah 10:9

Isn't Calno like Carchemish? Isn't Hamath like Arpad? Isn't Samaria like Damascus?

Isaiah 13:1

A message that Amoz's son Isaiah received about Babylon:

Isaiah 15:1

A message concerning Moab: "For Ir in Moab is destroyed in a night, and Moab is ruined! Because Ir in Moab is destroyed in a single night, Moab is ruined!

Isaiah 19:1

A message about Egypt: "Watch out! The LORD rides on a swift cloud, and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

Isaiah 37:26

""Didn't you hear how in the distant past I decided to do it, how I planned from days of old? Now I've made it happen that fortified cities become devastated, besieged heaps.

Micah 3:12

"Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps of rubble, and the Temple Mount like a forest high place."

1 Kings 11:24

He raised an army and commanded a gang of raiders after David had eliminated those who lived in Zobah. Rezon and his army moved to Damascus, remained there, and Rezon ruled from Damascus.

1 Chronicles 18:5

When Arameans came from Damascus to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.

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