The burden of Damascus: "Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.
KJV
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
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The burden of Damascus,.... A heavy and grievous prophecy, concerning the destruction of it; the Arabic version is,
"the prophecy of Isaiah concerning Damascus;''
and the Targum is,
"the burden of the cup of cursing to give Damascus to drink.''
Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city; a kingdom, as the Targum; it was the head of one, but now its walls were demolished, its houses pulled down, and its inhabitants carried captive; this was done by Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria,
Kg2 16:9
it had been a very ancient city, see
Gen 15:2
and the head of the kingdom of Syria,
Isa 7:8
, and though it underwent this calamity, it was rebuilt again, and was a city of great fame, when destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar,
Jer 49:24
after which it was raised up again, and was in being in the apostle's time, and still is,
Act 9:22
,
Co2 11:32
.
and it shall be a ruinous heap; or a heap of stones, as the Targum and Kimchi interpret it. A "behold" is prefixed to the whole, as being very wonderful and remarkable, unthought of, and unexpected.
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