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Jeremiah 49:23-39 (NET)

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²³ The LORD spoke about Damascus. "The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayed because 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 them like 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 attack a 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 winds those desert peoples who cut their hair short at the temples. I will bring disaster against them from every direction," says the LORD. ³³ "Hazor will become a permanent wasteland, a place where only jackals live. No one will live there. No human being will settle in it." ³⁴ Early in the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the LORD spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam. ³⁵ The LORD who rules over all said, "I will kill all the archers of Elam, who are the chief source of her military might. ³⁶ I will cause enemies to blow through Elam from every direction like the winds blowing in from the four quarters of heaven. I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. There will not be any nation where the refugees of Elam will not go. ³⁷ I will make the people of Elam terrified of their enemies, who are seeking to kill them. I will vent my fierce anger and bring disaster upon them," says the LORD. "I will send armies chasing after them until I have completely destroyed them. ³⁸ I will establish my sovereignty over Elam. I will destroy their king and their leaders," says the LORD. ³⁹ "Yet in days to come I will reverse Elam's ill fortune." says the LORD.

Definition(s):
Arpad (Ar-pad): the light of redemption
Babylon (Bab-el-on): same as Babel
Damascus (Da-mas-kus): a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning
Elam (Ee-lam): a young man; a virgin; a secret
Hamath (Ham-ath): anger; heat; a wall
Hazor (Heh-zor): court; hay
Hazor (Ha-zohr): court; hay
Jeremiah (Jer-em-eye-ya): exaltation of the Lord
Kedar (Kee-dar): blackness; sorrow
Nebuchadnezzar (Neb-ukh-ad-nezz-ar): Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment
Zedekiah (Zedd-ek-eye-a): the Lord is my justice; the justice of the Lord