Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (A)Gaza and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they deported an entire population
To (B)deliver it up to Edom.
“So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza
And it will consume her citadels.
“I will also cut off the inhabitant from (C)Ashdod,
And him who holds the scepter, from (D)Ashkelon;
I will even [a]unleash My [b]power upon Ekron,
And the remnant of the (E)Philistines will perish,”
Says the Lord [c]God.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:8 Lit cause to return
  2. Amos 1:8 Lit hand
  3. Amos 1:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,(C)
I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
I will destroy the king[a] of Ashdod(D)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(E) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines(F) are dead,”(G)
says the Sovereign Lord.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants