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² He said:
"The LORD roars from Zion
and thunders from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds dry up, ^(F2)
and the top of Carmel withers."

Judgment on Israel's Neighbors

³ This is what the LORD says:
"For three sins of Damascus,
even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
Because she threshed Gilead
with sledges having iron teeth,

⁴ I will send fire upon the house of Hazael
that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.

⁵ I will break down the gate of Damascus;
I will destroy the king who is in ^(F3) the Valley of Aven ^(F4)
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.
The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,"
says the LORD .

⁶ This is what the LORD says:
"For three sins of Gaza,
even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
Because she took captive whole communities
and sold them to Edom,

⁷ I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.

⁸ I will destroy the king ^(F5) of Ashdod
and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines is dead,"
says the Sovereign LORD .

⁹ This is what the LORD says:
"For three sins of Tyre,
even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,

¹⁰ I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre
that will consume her fortresses."

¹¹ This is what the LORD says:
"For three sins of Edom,
even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
Because he pursued his brother with a sword,
stifling all compassion, ^(F6)
because his anger raged continually
and his fury flamed unchecked,

¹² I will send fire upon Teman
that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah."

¹³ This is what the LORD says:
"For three sins of Ammon,
even for four, I will not turn back {my wrath}.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
in order to extend his borders,

¹⁴ I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah
that will consume her fortresses
amid war cries on the day of battle,
amid violent winds on a stormy day.

¹⁵ Her king will go into exile,
he and his officials together,"
says the LORD .