“Hamath^(B) and Arpad^(C) are dismayed,
    for they have heard bad news.
They are disheartened,
    troubled like^[a] the restless sea.^(D)

“See, Damascus will no longer be a city
    but will become a heap of ruins.^(C)

“For three sins of Damascus,^(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(B)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,