1:3 This is what the Lord says:
“Because Damascus has committed three crimes
make that four!
decree of judgment.
They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.
1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house
fire
1:5 I will break the bar
I will remove
the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden.
The people of Aram will be deported to Kir.”
The Lord has spoken!
1:9 This is what the Lord says:
“Because Tyre has committed three crimes
make that four!
They sold
they failed to observe
1:11 This is what the Lord says:
“Because Edom has committed three crimes
make that four!
He chased his brother
he wiped out his allies.
In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest;
in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.
1:13 This is what the Lord says:
“Because the Ammonites have committed three crimes
make that four!
They ripped open Gilead’s pregnant women
so they could expand their territory.