Isaiah 17:1-2

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An Oracle concerning Damascus

17 An oracle concerning Damascus.

See, Damascus will cease to be a city,
    and will become a heap of ruins.
²Her towns will be deserted forever;^[a]
    they will be places for flocks,
    which will lie down, and no one will make them afraid.

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Isaiah 17:2 Cn Compare Gk: Heb the cities of Aroer are deserted

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