Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,(A)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.(B)
I will also turn My hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines(C) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Tyre(D)
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke[a] a treaty of brotherhood.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:9 Lit and did not remember

I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
I will destroy the king[a] of Ashdod(A)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(B) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines(C) are dead,”(D)
says the Sovereign Lord.(E)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(F)
    even for four, I will not relent.(G)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants