¹⁴ Israel has forgotten^(A) their Maker^(B)
    and built palaces;
    Judah has fortified many towns.
But I will send fire on their cities
    that will consume their fortresses.”^(C)

⁴ I will send fire^(A) on the house of Hazael^(B)
    that will consume the fortresses^(C) of Ben-Hadad.^(D)
5 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)

“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)
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
⁸ I will destroy the king^[c] of Ashdod^(L)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand^(M) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines^(N) are dead,”^(O)
says the Sovereign Lord.^(P)

“For three sins of Tyre,^(Q)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(R)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,^(S)
10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will consume her fortresses.^(T)”

“For three sins of Edom,^(U)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword^(V)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,^(W)
12 I will send fire on Teman^(X)
    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.^(Y)”

“For three sins of Ammon,^(Z)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women^(AA) of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
¹⁴ I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah^(AB)
    that will consume^(AC) her fortresses
amid war cries^(AD) on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds^(AE) on a stormy day.
¹⁵ Her king^[d] will go into exile,
    he and his officials together,^(AF)”
says the Lord.^(AG)

“For three sins of Moab,^(AH)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes^(AI)
    the bones of Edom’s king,
² I will send fire on Moab
    that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.^[e](AJ)
Moab will go down in great tumult
    amid war cries^(AK) and the blast of the trumpet.^(AL)
3 I will destroy her ruler^(AM)
    and kill all her officials with him,”^(AN)
says the Lord.^(AO)

“For three sins of Judah,^(AP)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law^(AQ) of the Lord
    and have not kept his decrees,^(AR)
because they have been led astray^(AS) by false gods,^[f](AT)
    the gods^[g] their ancestors followed,^(AU)
5 I will send fire^(AV) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses^(AW) of Jerusalem.^(AX)”