This is a prophecy. It is the Lord’ s message against the land of Hadrak. He will judge Damascus. That’s because all the tribes of Israel look to him. So do all other people.

耶和华的默示应验在哈得拉地大马士革（世人和以色列各支派的眼目都仰望耶和华），

耶和华的默示，他的话临到哈得拉地、大马士革—因世人和以色列各支派的眼目都向着耶和华—

耶和华的默示，他的话临到哈得拉地、大马士革—因世人和以色列各支派的眼目都向着耶和华—

与以色列各支派一样，世人的眼目都仰望耶和华。以下是耶和华的启示：祂的惩罚必临到哈得拉，临到大马士革，

以下是耶和华的默示：耶和华的话临到哈得拉地，落在大马士革（世人的眼睛和以色列各支派都仰望耶和华），

耶和華的默示應驗在哈得拉地大馬士革－世人和以色列各支派的眼目都仰望耶和華－

耶和華的默示，他的話臨到哈得拉地、大馬士革－因世人和以色列各支派的眼目都向着耶和華－

耶和華的默示，他的話臨到哈得拉地、大馬士革－因世人和以色列各支派的眼目都向着耶和華－

與以色列各支派一樣，世人的眼目都仰望耶和華。以下是耶和華的啟示：祂的懲罰必臨到哈得拉，臨到大馬士革，

以下是耶和華的默示：耶和華的話臨到哈得拉地，落在大馬士革（世人的眼睛和以色列各支派都仰望耶和華），

神託永恆主的話在哈得拉地，落到大馬色；因為屬於永恆主的是亞蘭的城市、和以色列的眾族派。

耶和華的話語，就是默示，針對哈得拉地，落在大馬士革——世人和以色列各支派的眼目都向著耶和華——

耶和華之警示、應於哈得拉地、歸於大馬色、及其鄰邑哈馬、萬人與以色列諸支派之目、皆仰望耶和華、

耶和華有命曰、我必降災於哈得臘地大馬色邑、使以色列支派、及眾庶、仰望我耶和華、

主有言必降罰於哈得拉地、必必或作亦應於大瑪色邑、蓋世人及以色列諸支派、俱仰望主、蓋世人及以色列諸支派俱仰望主或作因主目眷顧世人眷顧以色列諸支派

A prophecy: The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrak and will come to rest on Damascus— for the eyes of all people and all the tribes of Israel are on the Lord—

The oracle of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach and Damascus is its resting place. For the Lord has an eye on mankind and on all the tribes of Israel,

This is the message from the Lord against the land of Aram and the city of Damascus, for the eyes of humanity, including all the tribes of Israel, are on the Lord.

A pronouncement: The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place— for the eyes of humanity and all the tribes of Israel are on the LORD—

The pronouncement of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, with Damascus as its resting place( for the eyes of mankind, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord),

The burden of the word of the Lord Against the land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place( For the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the Lord);

The burden of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its resting- place( for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Jehovah);

An Oracle The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place— for the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel are on the Lord—

The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus[ shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel,[ shall be] toward the LORD.

An oracle of the word of the LORD concerning the land of Hadrach, with its focus on Damascus: The eyes of all humanity, especially of the tribes of Israel, are toward the LORD,

A revelation. Yahweh’s word is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus; for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh;

The Lord says,“ The people of Damascus have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They used threshing sleds with iron teeth to crush Gilead’s people.So I will send fire to destroy the palace of King Hazael. It will burn up the forts of his son Ben- Hadad.I will break down the city gate of Damascus. I will kill the king who lives in the Valley of Aven, that evil place. He holds the ruler’s scepter in Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be taken away to Kir as prisoners,” says the Lord.

Here is what the Lord says about Damascus. He says,“ The people of Hamath and Arpad are terrified. They have heard bad news. They have lost all hope. They are troubled like the rolling sea.The people of Damascus have become weak. They have turned to run away. Panic has taken hold of them. Suffering and pain have taken hold of them. Their pain is like the pain of a woman having a baby.Why hasn’t the famous city been deserted? It is the town I take delight in.You can be sure its young men will fall dead in the streets. All its soldiers will be put to death at that time,” announces the Lord who rules over all.“ I will set the walls of Damascus on fire. It will burn down the strong towers of King Ben- Hadad.”

My eyes always look to the Lord. He alone can set my feet free from the trap.

Lord, you give me strength. You are like a fort to me. When I’m in trouble, I go to you for safety. The nations will come to you from one end of the earth to the other. They will gather together and say,“ Our people of long ago didn’t own anything except statues of gods. The statues were worthless. They didn’t do them any good.

Every living thing looks to you for food. You give it to them exactly when they need it.

“ Jeremiah, these people might ask you a question. Or a prophet or priest might do this. They might ask,‘ What message have you received from the Lord?’ Then tell them,‘ You ask,“ What message?” Here it is.“ I will desert you,” announces the Lord.’A prophet or priest might make a claim. Or someone else might do this. He might claim,‘ This is a message from the Lord.’ Then I will punish them and their family.Here is what each of you people keeps on saying to your friends and other Israelites. You ask,‘ What is the Lord’ s answer?’ Or you ask,‘ What has the Lord spoken?’But you must not talk about‘ a message from the Lord’ again. That’s because each person’s own words become their message. And so you twist the Lord’ s words. He is the living God. He is the Lord who rules over all. And he is our God.Here is what you keep saying to a prophet. You ask,‘ What is the Lord’ s answer to you?’ Or you ask,‘ What has the Lord spoken?’You claim,‘ This is a message from the Lord.’ But here is what the Lord says.‘ You used the words,“ This is a message from the Lord.” But I told you that you must not claim,“ This is a message from the Lord.” ’

“ Come together, you people of the nations who escaped from Babylon. Gather together and come into court. Only people who do not know anything would carry around gods that are made out of wood. They pray to false gods that can’t save them.Tell me what will happen. State your case. Talk it over together. Who spoke long ago about what would happen? Who said it a long time ago? I did. I am the Lord. I am the one and only God. I always do what is right. I am the one who saves. There is no God but me.“ All you who live anywhere on earth, turn to me and be saved. I am God. There is no other God.

In days to come, people will look to their Maker for help. They will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.They won’t trust in the altars they made with their own hands. They won’t pay any attention to the poles they used to worship the female god named Asherah. And they won’t depend on the incense altars they made with their own fingers.

The people who live in one city will go to another city. They will say,‘ Let’s go right away to ask the Lord for his blessing. Let’s look to him as our God. We ourselves are going.’Large numbers of people and nations will come to Jerusalem. They will look to me. They will ask me to bless them.”He continued,“ At that time many people of all nations and languages will take hold of one Jew. They will grab hold of the hem of his robe. And they will say,‘ We want to go to Jerusalem with you. We’ve heard that God is with you.’ ”

Here is a prophecy against Damascus that the Lord gave me. He said,“ Damascus will not be a city anymore. Instead, all its buildings will be knocked down.The cities of Aroer will be deserted. They will be left to the flocks that lie down there. No one will make them afraid.Ephraim’s people will no longer have cities with high walls around them. Royal power will disappear from Damascus. Those who are left alive in Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel,” announces the Lord who rules over all.

The Lord has sent a message against Jacob’s people. He will punish Israel.All the people will know about it. Ephraim’s people and those who live in Samaria will know about it. Their hearts are very proud. They say,“ The brick buildings have fallen down. But we will rebuild them with blocks of stone. The fig trees have been chopped down. But we’ll plant cedar trees in place of them.”In spite of that, the Lord has made Rezin’s enemies stronger. He has stirred up Assyria to fight against Israel.Arameans from the east have opened their mouths and swallowed up Israel. So have Philistines from the west. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.But his people have not returned to the God who struck them down. They haven’t turned for help to the Lord who rules over all.So he will cut off from Israel heads and tails alike. In a single day he will cut off palm branches and tall grass alike. The palm branches are the people who rule over others. The tall grass is the people who bow down to them.The elders and important leaders are the heads. The prophets who teach lies are the tails.Those who guide the people of Israel are leading them down the wrong path. So those who follow them aren’t on the right road.The Lord will not be pleased with the young men. He won’t take pity on widows and on children whose fathers have died. All of them are ungodly and evil. They say foolish things with their mouths. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.What is evil burns like a fire. It burns up bushes and thorns. It sets the forest on fire. It sends up a huge column of smoke.The Lord rules over all. When he gets angry, he will burn up the land. The people will burn in the fire. They will not spare one another.People will eat up everything they can find on their right. But they’ll still be hungry. They will eat everything they can find on their left. But they won’t be satisfied. So they will eat the dead bodies of their children.That’s what Manasseh’s people will do to Ephraim. And that’s what Ephraim’s people will do to Manasseh. Together they will turn against Judah. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.

Here is the prophecy against Babylon that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.

The Lord says,“ Suppose a shepherd saves only two leg bones from a lion’s mouth. Or he might save only a piece of an ear. That is how the Israelites living in Samaria will be saved. They will only have a board from a bed and a piece of cloth from a couch.”

The Lord who rules over all announces,‘ I will send the curse out. It will enter the house of the thief. It will also enter the house of anyone who lies when making a promise in my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely. It will pull down its beams and stones.’ ”

During the night Abram separated his men into groups. They attacked their enemies and drove them away. They chased them north of Damascus as far as Hobah.

The Lord will use the power of his holy arm to save his people. All the nations will see him do it. Everyone from one end of the earth to the other will see it.

This is a prophecy. It is the Lord’ s message to Israel through Malachi.

Our God, won’t you please judge them? We don’t have the power to face this huge army that’s attacking us. We don’t know what to do. But we’re looking to you to help us.”