26 So her young men will be falling in her streets, and all the men of war will be cut off in that day, says the Lord of armies.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 49:26

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.