¹⁴ Israel has forgotten his Maker^(A) and built palaces;^(B)
Judah has also multiplied fortified cities.
I will send fire on their cities,^(C)
and it will consume their citadels.

⁴ Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,
and it will consume Ben-hadad’s^(A) citadels.
⁵ I will break down the gates^[a](B) of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.^(C)
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Gaza^(D)
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
⁷ Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
⁸ I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,^(E)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.^(F)
I will also turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines^(G) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Tyre^(H)
for three crimes, even four,
because they handed over
a whole community of exiles to Edom
and broke^[b] a treaty of brotherhood.^(I)
10 Therefore, I will send fire^(J) against the walls of Tyre,
and it will consume its citadels.

I will not relent from punishing Edom^(K)
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.^(L)
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at him^(M) continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
¹² Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,^(N)
and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites^(O)
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead^(P)
in order to enlarge their territory.^(Q)
14 Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,^(R)
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle^(S)
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.^(T)
15 Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.^(U)
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Moab^(V)
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.^(W)
2 Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.^(X)
Moab will die with a tumult,^(Y)
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
³ I will cut off the judge^(Z) from the land
and kill all its officials^(AA) with him.
The Lord has spoken.

I will not relent from punishing Judah^(AB)
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord^(AC)
and have not kept his statutes.^(AD)
The lies^(AE) that their ancestors followed^(AF)
have led them astray.
⁵ Therefore, I will send fire^(AG) against Judah,
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.