24 "Damascus has become helpless ; She has turned away to flee , And panic has gripped her; Distress and pangs have taken hold of her Like a woman in childbirth .
How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble. It was a city of joy, having all the delights of the sons of men. But those deceive themselves who place their happiness in carnal joys.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 49:24
Commentary on Jeremiah 49:23-27
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How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble. It was a city of joy, having all the delights of the sons of men. But those deceive themselves who place their happiness in carnal joys.