3. This is what the lord says:“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!They beat down my people in Gileadas grain is threshed with iron sledges.
4. So I will send down fire on King Hazael’s palace,and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.
5. I will break down the gates of Damascusand slaughter the people in the valley of Aven.I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden,and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,”says the lord.
6. This is what the lord says: “The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!They sent whole villages into exile,selling them as slaves to Edom.
7. So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza,and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
8. I will slaughter the people of Ashdodand destroy the king of Ashkelon.Then I will turn to attack Ekron,and the few Philistines still left will be killed,”says the Sovereign lord.
9. This is what the lord says: “The people of Tyre have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel,selling whole villages as slaves to Edom.
10. So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre,and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”
11. This is what the lord says: “The people of Edom have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords,showing them no mercy.In their rage, they slashed them continuallyand were unrelenting in their anger.
12. So I will send down fire on Teman,and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”
13. This is what the lord says:“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders,they ripped open pregnant women with their swords.
14. So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,and all its fortresses will be destroyed.The battle will come upon them with shouts,like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.
15. And their king and his princes will go into exile together,”says the lord.