1:3 This is what the Lord says:
“Because Damascus has committed three crimes 1 –
make that four! 2 – I will not revoke my
decree of judgment. 3
They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth. 4
1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house 5 on fire;
fire 6 will consume Ben Hadad’s 7 fortresses.
1:5 I will break the bar 8 on the gate of Damascus.
I will remove 9 the ruler 10 from Wicked Valley, 11
the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden. 12
The people of Aram will be deported to Kir.” 13
The Lord has spoken!
1:6 This is what the Lord says:
“Because Gaza 14 has committed three crimes 15 –
make that four! 16 – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 17
They deported a whole community 18 and sold them 19 to Edom.
1:7 So I will set Gaza’s city wall 20 on fire;
fire 21 will consume her fortresses.
1:8 I will remove 22 the ruler 23 from Ashdod, 24
the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. 25
I will strike Ekron 26 with my hand; 27
the rest of the Philistines will also die.” 28
The sovereign Lord has spoken!
1:9 This is what the Lord says:
“Because Tyre has committed three crimes 29 –
make that four! 30 – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 31
They sold 32 a whole community 33 to Edom;
they failed to observe 34 a treaty of brotherhood. 35
1:10 So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; 36
fire 37 will consume her fortresses.”
1:11 This is what the Lord says:
“Because Edom has committed three crimes 38 –
make that four! 39 – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 40
He chased his brother 41 with a sword;
he wiped out his allies. 42
In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; 43
in his fury he relentlessly attacked them. 44
1:12 So I will set Teman 45 on fire;
fire 46 will consume Bozrah’s 47 fortresses.”
1:13 This is what the Lord says:
“Because the Ammonites have committed three crimes 48 –
make that four! 49 – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. 50
They ripped open Gilead’s pregnant women 51
so they could expand their territory.
1:14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s 52 city wall; 53
fire 54 will consume her fortresses.
War cries will be heard on the day of battle; 55
a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. 56
1:15 Ammon’s 57 king will be deported; 58
he and his officials 59 will be carried off 60 together.”
The Lord has spoken!