Amos 1:3-5

1:3 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Damascus has committed three crimes –

make that four! – I will not revoke my

decree of judgment.

They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.

1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house on fire;

fire will consume Ben Hadad’s fortresses.

1:5 I will break the bar on the gate of Damascus.

I will remove the ruler from Wicked Valley,

the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden.

The people of Aram will be deported to Kir.”

The Lord has spoken!