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So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael
    that will destroy the strong towers of Ben-Hadad.
I will break down the bar of the gate to Damascus
    and destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven,
as well as the leader of Beth Eden.
    The people of Aram will be taken captive to the country of Kir,” says the Lord.

The People of Philistia

This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Gaza,
    I will punish them.
They sold all the people of one area
    as slaves to Edom.

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

This is what the Lord says:

“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)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:5 Or the inhabitants of
  2. Amos 1:5 Aven means wickedness.