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A Warning to Gaza

This is what the Lord says:

“For three transgressions of Gaza
    —and now for a fourth—
        I will not turn away;
because they exiled the entire population,
    delivering them to Edom.
So I will send down fire upon the wall of Gaza,
    and it will devour their fortified citadels;
and I will cut off the inhabitants of Ashdod,
    along with Ashkelon’s ruler.[a]
I will turn to attack[b] Ekron,
    and the rest of the Philistines will die,”
        says the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:8 Lit. with the one who holds the scepter of Ashkelon
  2. Amos 1:8 Lit. turn my hand against

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