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So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael.
    That fire will destroy the strong towers of Ben-Hadad.
I will break down the gate of Damascus.
    I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven.
I will also destroy the king of Beth Eden.
    The people of Aram will be taken captive to the country of Kir,” says the Lord.

The People of Philistia

This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes Gaza is doing,
    I will punish them.
They sold all the people of one area
    as slaves to Edom.

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I will send fire(A) on the house of Hazael(B)
    that will consume the fortresses(C) of Ben-Hadad.(D)
I will break down the gate(E) 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.(F)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(G)
says the Lord.(H)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(I)
    even for four, I will not relent.(J)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,(K)

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Footnotes

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