“Yahweh says:“For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four,I will not turn away its punishment,because they carried away captive the whole community,to deliver them up to Edom;”
Amos 1:6 (WEB)
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4but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad. 5I will break the bar of Damascus,and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven,and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden;and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir,”says Yahweh. 6Yahweh says:“For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four,I will not turn away its punishment,because they carried away captive the whole community,to deliver them up to Edom; 7but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,and it will devour its palaces. 8I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod,and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;and I will turn my hand against Ekron;and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,”says the LordYahweh.