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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. 9Yahweh says:“For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four,I will not turn away its punishment;because they delivered up the whole community to Edom,and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant;