2 He said, 'The LORD roars from Zion And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds' pasture grounds mourn, And the summit of Carmel dries up.'
3 Thus says the LORD, 'For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke 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 Ben-hadad.
5 'I will also break the gate bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will go exiled to Kir,' Says the LORD.
6 Thus says the LORD, 'For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they deported an entire population To deliver 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 Ashdod, And him who holds the scepter, from Ashkelon; I will even unleash My power upon Ekron, And the remnant of the Philistines will perish,' Says the Lord GOD.
9 Thus says the LORD, 'For three transgressions of Tyre 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 brotherhood.
10 'So I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre And it will consume her citadels.'
11 Thus says the LORD, 'For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, While he stifled his compassion; His anger also tore continually, And he maintained his fury forever.
12 'So I will send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.'
13 Thus says the LORD, 'For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead In order to enlarge their borders.
14 'So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah And it will consume her citadels Amid war cries on the day of battle, And a storm on the day of tempest.
15 'Their king will go into exile, He and his princes together,' says the LORD.