26 Her young men will fall in the streets and die. Her soldiers will all be killed," says the Lord of Heaven's 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.