6
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.
7
“So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza
And it will consume her citadels.
8
“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.

Footnotes:

a. Amos 1:8: ['Lit ', cause to return]
b. Amos 1:8: ['Lit ', hand]
c. Amos 1:8: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]

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