re.tet denotes the panic that seizes Damascus as it turns to flee.

The term denotes a state of panic overtaking Damascus amid its flight, as the verse also describes distress and labor-like pains taking hold.

1. Panic seizing a fleeing city · dominant

   In Jeremiah 49:24, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the report that Damascus has grown slack and turned to flee; the APB renders the following clause, “panic has seized her,” alongside distress and pains like those of a woman in labor.

   Jeremiah 49:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 49:24, the APB presents the clause as “panic has seized her.” This rendering confirms the verse's portrayal without isolating every detail of the noun's contribution.