17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,
and Damascus will lose its kingdom. 1
The survivors in Syria
will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”
says the Lord who commands armies.
17:14 In the evening there is sudden terror; 2
by morning they vanish. 3
This is the fate of those who try to plunder us,
the destiny of those who try to loot us! 4
1 tn Heb “and kingship from Damascus”; cf. NASB “And sovereignty from Damascus.”
2 tn Heb “at the time of evening, look, sudden terror.”
3 tn Heb “before morning he is not.”
4 tn Heb “this is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who loot us.”