Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,
I will send fire(C) on the house of Hazael(D)
    that will consume the fortresses(E) of Ben-Hadad.(F)
I will break down the gate(G) of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in[a] the Valley of Aven[b]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.(H)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(I)
says the Lord.(J)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(K)
    even for four, I will not relent.(L)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,(M)
I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
I will destroy the king[c] of Ashdod(N)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(O) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines(P) are dead,”(Q)
says the Sovereign Lord.(R)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(S)
    even for four, I will not relent.(T)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(U)
10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will consume her fortresses.(V)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:5 Or the inhabitants of
  2. Amos 1:5 Aven means wickedness.
  3. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants

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