5 I will also break the gate abar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who1 holds the scepter from Beth Eden.
The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
Says the Lord.
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who1 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 aGaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.
“For three transgressions of aGaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.
8 I will cut off the inhabitant afrom Ashdod,
And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will bturn My hand against Ekron,
And cthe remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
Says the Lord God.
And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will bturn My hand against Ekron,
And cthe remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
Says the Lord God.
9 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of aTyre, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
“For three transgressions of aTyre, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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