John Trapp on Isaiah 17:1

CHAP. XVII.

Ver. 1. THe burden of Damaſcus] See chap. 13.1.

Of Damaſcus] That is, of the Kingdom of Syria, the head City wherof was Damaſcus: and it was deſtroyed by Salmaneſer, five or ſix years after this burdenous Prophecy: the like whereunto ſee chap. 49.23. Am. 1.2. Zech. 9.1. It had been taken before by Tiglath-pileſer, 2 King. 1. and hath been rebuilded ſince, Act. 9.2. 2 Cor. 11.32. being at this day a noble City of the Eaſt, civitas laetitiae & landabilis, as Jeremy calleth it, Chap. 49.

And it ſhall be a ruinous heap] It was ſo till re-edified, and inhabited by a new people.