22 Behold, (A)one shall mount up and fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against (B)Bozrah, and the heart of the warriors of Edom shall be in that day like the heart (C)of a woman in her birth pains.”

Judgment on Damascus

23 Concerning (D)Damascus:

(E)“Hamath and (F)Arpad are confounded,
    for they have heard bad news;
they melt in fear,
    (G)they are troubled like the sea that cannot be quiet.
24 (H)Damascus has become feeble, (I)she turned to flee,
    and panic seized her;
anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her,
    as (J)of a woman in labor.

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