26 "Therefore , her young men will fall in her streets , And all the men of war will be silenced in that day ," declares the Lord of hosts .

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.