Amos 1:3–5

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Damascus,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,

because they have threshed Gilead

with threshing sledges of iron.

So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael,

and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.

I will break the gate-bar of Damascus,

and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven,

and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;

and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,”

says the Lord.

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,

even for four, I will not relent.

Because she threshed Gilead

with sledges having iron teeth,

I will send fire on the house of Hazael

that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.

I will break down the gate of Damascus;

I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven

and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.

The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,”

says the Lord.

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus

for three crimes, even four,

because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,

and it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.

I will break down the gates 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.

The Lord has spoken.

This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again,

and I will not let them go unpunished!

They beat down my people in Gilead

as grain is threshed with iron sledges.

So I will send down fire on King Hazael’s palace,

and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.

I will break down the gates of Damascus

and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven.

I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden,

and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,”

says the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord;

For three transgressions of Damascus,

And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;

Because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,

Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

I will break also the bar of Damascus,

And cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven,

And him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden:

And the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.