4. I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,and it will devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
5. I will break the barred gate of Damascus;From the Valley of Aven I will cut off the one enthroned,And the sceptered ruler from Beth-eden;the people of Aram shall be exiled to Kir, says the Lord.
6. Thus says the Lord:For three crimes of Gaza, and now four—I will not take it back—Because they exiled an entire population,handing them over to Edom,
7. I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,and it will devour its strongholds;
8. From Ashdod I will cut off the one enthronedand the sceptered ruler from Ashkelon;I will turn my hand against Ekron,and the last of the Philistines shall perish,says the Lord God.
9. Thus says the Lord:For three crimes of Tyre, and now four—I will not take it back—Because they handed over an entire population to Edom,and did not remember their covenant of brotherhood,
10. I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre,and it will devour its strongholds.
11. Thus says the Lord:For three crimes of Edom, and now four—I will not take it back—Because he pursued his brother with the sword,suppressing all pity,Persisting in his anger,his wrath raging without end,
12. I will send fire upon Teman,and it will devour the strongholds of Bozrah.
13. Thus says the Lord:For three crimes of the Ammonites, and now four—I will not take it back—Because they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead,in order to extend their territory,
14. I will kindle a fire upon the wall of Rabbah,and it will devour its strongholdsAmid war cries on the day of battle,amid stormwind on the day of tempest.