Lux Domini
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

What does Jeremiah 49:24 mean?

How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble.

Key themes

HopeAnxiety and fearSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Jeremiah 49:23-27 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Damascus Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Damascus.