Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
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Interpretation
Woe to those that desire the day of the Lord's judgments, that wish for times of war and confusion; as some who long for changes, hoping to rise upon the ruins of their country! but this should be so great a desolation, that nobody could gain by it.
Glossary
- Damascus Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Damascus.