Holy Scripture
Isaiah 17:2
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 2) The deserted cities will be for flocks, and they will rest there, and there will be no one to frighten them away. The deserted cities, Aroer, that is, Myrhae, will be for the Ecclesiastical flocks, so that we may inhabit those which the Jews deserted: whether the destroyed idolatry will be rebuilt as the Gos…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
2abandoned forever, to be a fold and resting place for flocks, and there shall be none to go after them.
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1The word against Damascus. Behold, Damascus shall be taken away from among cities, and shall become a ruin;
— Isaiah 17:2 —
3And she shall no longer be a strong place for Ephraim to flee to, and there shall no longer be a kingdom in Damascus, or a remnant of Syrians; for thou art no better than the children of Israel, even than their glory; thus saith the Lord of hosts.
4There shall be in that day a failure of the glory of Jacob, and the riches of his glory shall be shaken.