3 Thus says the Lord,

“For athree transgressions of bDamascus and for four

I will not 1revoke its punishment,

Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.

4 “So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael

And it will consume the citadels of aBen-hadad.

5 “I will also abreak the gate bar of Damascus,

And cut off the inhabitant from the 1valley of Aven,

And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;

So the people of Aram will go exiled to bKir,”

Says the Lord.

6 Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of aGaza and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because they deported an entire population

To bdeliver it up to Edom.

7 “So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza

And it will consume her citadels.

8 “I will also cut off the inhabitant from aAshdod,

And him who holds the scepter, from bAshkelon;

I will even 1unleash My 2power upon Ekron,

And the remnant of the cPhilistines will perish,”

Says the Lord 3God.

9 Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of aTyre and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom

And did not remember the covenant of 1bbrotherhood.

10 “So I will asend fire upon the wall of Tyre

And it will consume her citadels.”

11 Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of aEdom and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because he bpursued his brother with the sword,

While he 1stifled his compassion;

His anger also ctore continually,

And he maintained his fury forever.

12 “So I will send fire upon aTeman

And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

13 Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of the sons of aAmmon and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because they bripped open the pregnant women of Gilead

In order to cenlarge their borders.

14 “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of aRabbah

And it will consume her citadels

Amid 1bwar cries on the day of battle,

And a cstorm on the day of tempest.

15 “Their aking will go into exile,

He and his princes together,” says the Lord.

Chapter 2

Judgment on Judah and Israel

1 Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of aMoab and for four

I will not 1revoke its punishment,

Because he bburned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

2 “So I will send fire upon Moab

And it will consume the citadels of aKerioth;

And Moab will die amid btumult,

With 1war cries and the sound of a trumpet.

3 “I will also cut off the 1ajudge from her midst

And slay all her bprinces with him,” says the Lord.

4 Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of aJudah and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because they brejected the law of the Lord

And have not kept His statutes;

Their 1clies also have led them astray,

Those after which their dfathers walked.

5 “So I will asend fire upon Judah

And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

6 Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of aIsrael and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because they bsell the righteous for money

And the needy for a pair of sandals.

7 “These who 1pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the ahelpless

Also bturn aside the way of the humble;

And a cman and his father 2resort to the same 3girl

In order to profane My holy name.

8 “On garments ataken as pledges they stretch out beside bevery altar,

And in the house of their God they cdrink the wine of those who have been fined.

9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the aAmorite before them,

1Though his bheight was like the height of cedars

And he was strong as the oaks;

I even destroyed his cfruit above and his root below.

10 “It was I who abrought you up from the land of Egypt,

And I led you in the wilderness bforty years

1That you might take possession of the land of the cAmorite.

11 “Then I araised up some of your sons to be prophets

And some of your young men to be bNazirites.

Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.

12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,

And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You ashall not prophesy!’

13 “Behold, I am 1aweighted down beneath you

As a wagon 2is weighted down when filled with sheaves.

14 “1aFlight will perish from the swift,

And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,

Nor the bmighty man save his 2life.

15 “He who agrasps the bow will not stand his ground,

The swift of foot will not escape,

Nor will he who rides the bhorse save his 1life.

16 “Even the 1bravest among the warriors will aflee naked in that day,” declares the Lord.