1. The burden of Damascus: Behold, Damascus will cease as a city and will become a ruinous heap.
2. The cities of Aroer are forsaken. They will be for flocks—they will lie down and no one will frighten them.
3. The fortress will also cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the glory of Bnei-Yisrael. It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.