25 And now how lonely - bereft, abandoned! The once famous city, the once happy city.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 49:25

Commentary on Jeremiah 49:23-27

(Read Jeremiah 49:23-27)

How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble. It was a city of joy, having all the delights of the sons of men. But those deceive themselves who place their happiness in carnal joys.