Jeremiah 49:23-39
Damascus has become feeble, she has turned to flee and panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her, pain like that of a woman in labor. Why has the city of renown not been abandoned, the town in which I delight? Surely, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.”
rise, and attack Kedar and destroy the people of the East. Their tents and their flocks will be taken; their shelters will be carried off with all their goods and camels. People will shout to them, ‘Terror on every side!
“Arise and attack a nation at ease, which lives in confidence,” declares the Lord, “a nation that has neither gates nor bars; its people live far from danger.
“Hazor will become a haunt of jackals, a desolate place forever. No one will live there; no people will dwell in it.”
See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might. I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; I will scatter them to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elam’s exiles do not go.
I will set my throne in Elam and destroy her king and officials,” declares the Lord. “Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come,” declares the Lord.
Why?
Surrounding nations will be conquered by Babylonia, no matter how they strong their country or live in confidence or live far from danger.
Safety and confidence are not reliable, only the Lord is our confidence and stronghold.
Bring everything to the Lord, for God's love and God's capability beyond anyone in this world.
How?
Be humble and more confidence in the Lord, through Jesus Christ, we may get real peace and joy.
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