¹This is the burden against Damascus: ²The cities of Aroer are forsaken; ³The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, ⁴“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, ⁵as the reaper gathers the standing grain ⁶Yet gleanings will remain, ⁷In that day men will look to their Maker ⁸They will not look to the altars ⁹In that day their strong cities ¹⁰For you have forgotten the God of your salvation ¹¹though on the day you plant ¹²Alas, the tumult of many peoples; ¹³The nations rage like the rush of many waters. ¹⁴In the evening, there is sudden terror!