⁵ I will break down the gates^[a](A) of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.^(B)
The Lord has spoken.

⁷ Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to me?^(A)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt,
the Philistines from Caphtor,^[a](B)
and the Arameans from Kir?^(C)