2. And he said:“The Lord roars from Zion,And utters His voice from Jerusalem;The pastures of the shepherds mourn,And the top of Carmel withers.”
3. Thus says the Lord:“For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four,I will not turn away its punishment,Because they have threshed Gilead with implements of iron.
4. But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
5. I will also break the gate bar of Damascus,And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,And the one who holds the scepter from Beth Eden.The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”Says the Lord.
6. Thus says the Lord:“For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four,I will not turn away its punishment,Because they took captive the whole captivityTo deliver them up to Edom.
7. But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,Which shall devour its palaces.