For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people. Cross References Genesis 14:15 During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer's army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. Isaiah 8:4 For before the boy knows how to cry 'Father' or 'Mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria." Isaiah 9:9 All the people will know it--Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say: Isaiah 9:11 The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together. Isaiah 17:1 This is the burden against Damascus: "Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. Isaiah 17:3 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites," declares the LORD of Hosts. Jeremiah 49:23 Concerning Damascus: "Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed. Ezekiel 27:18 Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar, Treasury of Scripture For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within three score and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. for the head. Isaiah 7:9 2 Samuel 8:6 within Isaiah 8:4 Isaiah 17:1-3 2 Kings 17:5 that it be not a people. Hosea 1:6-10 |