Amos 1:5-7

The Voice

⁵    I will smash the gates of Damascus,
        wipe out those who live in the valley of Aven.
    I will cut off the hand that holds the scepter in Beth-eden
        and force the people of Aram into exile in Kir.

So says the Eternal about Aram, Israel’s constant enemy to the northeast.

⁶Eternal One: For three crimes of Gaza,
        no for four, I have laid down My sentence and will not revoke it
    Because they sent entire communities into exile,
        including women and children,
    Because they sold My people
        as slaves to Edom.
⁷    So I will send down fire on the wall that protects Gaza
        and burn down all of its fortifications.