The destruction of Damascus occurred during the reign of Ahaz, king of Judah:
"So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof." (2 Kin 16:7-10 KJV)
Note that while Isaiah gave us wonderful prophecies of the coming of Christ, he also prophesied about events that occurred during his own time period:
"The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah." (Isa 1:1 KJV)
Philip
Right....
Damascus is still very much alive and populated.
17 A prophecy against Damascus:
“See, Damascus will no longer be a city
but will become a heap of ruins.”
That means it will no longer be inhabited...ever.
What’s so hard to understand about that?