Isaiah 17:1
A message about Damascus. Look, Damascus will cease to exist as a city. Instead it will become a pile of ruins.
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Genesis 15:2But Abram replied, “Lord God, what good is whatever you give me? I don't have any children, and the heir to all that I have is Eliezer of Damascus.”
2 Kings 16:9The king of Assyria responded positively to him. He went and attacked Damascus, and captured it. He deported its inhabitants to Kir and executed Rezin.
2 Chronicles 28:5As a result, the Lord his God let the king of Aram conquer Ahaz. The Arameans attacked him and captured many of his people, taking them to Damascus. Ahaz was also defeated by the king of Israel in a massive attack.
Isaiah 7:8For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. In addition, within sixty-five years Israel as a nation will be destroyed.
Isaiah 10:9We conquered Calno like we did Carchemish; Hamath like Arpad; Samaria like Damascus.
Isaiah 15:1A message about Moab. The town of Ar in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a single night! The town of Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a single night!
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 17:1
Syria and Ephraim were confederate against Judah ( ch. vii. 1, 2 ), and, they being so closely linked together in their counsels, this chapter, though it be entitled "the burden of Damascus" (which was the head city of Syria), reads the doom of Israel too. I. The destruction of the strong cities both of Syria and Israel is here foretold, ver. 1-5 and ver. 9-11 . II. In the midst of judgment mercy is remembered to Israel, and a gracious promise made that a remnant should be preserved from the calamities and should… Read the whole commentary →