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I will demolish the gate bars of Damascus
    and destroy the inhabitants in the Valley of Aven,
as well as the sceptered ruler of Beth-eden;[a]
    the people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,
    says the Lord.

For Three Crimes of Gaza

Thus says the Lord:

For three crimes of Gaza, and for four,
    I will not revoke my decree.
Because they deported entire communities
    and sent them in exile to Edom,
I will send fire down on the walls of Gaza
    to devour its palaces.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:5 Beth-eden: “Valley of delights,” a sarcastic name for Damascus. Kir: the place of origin of the Arameans (see Amos 9:7).