Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn to it, because they [a]carried away prisoners the whole captivity to shut them up in Edom.

Therefore will I send a fire upon the walls of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the scepter from Ashkelon, and turn mine hand to Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:6 They joined themselves with the Edomites their enemies, which carried them away captives.

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,(C)
I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
I will destroy the king[a] of Ashdod(D)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(E) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines(F) are dead,”(G)
says the Sovereign Lord.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants