Amos 1:3-8

New International Version

“For three sins of Damascus,^(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(B)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,
⁴ I will send fire^(C) on the house of Hazael^(D)
    that will consume the fortresses^(E) of Ben-Hadad.^(F)
5 I will break down the gate^(G) of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in^[a] the Valley of Aven^[b]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.^(H)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,^(I)”
says the Lord.^(J)

“For three sins of Gaza,^(K)
    even for four, I will not relent.^(L)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,^(M)
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
⁸ I will destroy the king^[c] of Ashdod^(N)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand^(O) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines^(P) are dead,”^(Q)
says the Sovereign Lord.^(R)