God's judgement on Israel's neighbours: Judgement on Syria.  Am.1.3-5

³Thus says Yahweh:
"For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;
because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
⁴So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
⁵I will break the bar of Damascus,
and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven,
and him that holds the scepter from Beth-eden;
and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,"
says Yahweh.

Judgement on Philistia.  Am.1.6-8

⁶Thus says Yahweh:
"For three transgressions of Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;
because they carried into exile a whole people
to deliver them up to Edom.
⁷So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,
and it shall devour her strongholds.
⁸I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod,
and him that holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron;
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,"
says Yahweh GOD.

Judgement on Tyre.  Am.1.9-10

⁹Thus says Yahweh:
"For three transgressions of Tyre,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;
because they delivered up a whole people to Edom,
and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
¹⁰So I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre,
and it shall devour her strongholds."

Judgement on Edom.  Am.1.11-12

¹¹Thus says Yahweh:
"For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;
because he pursued his brother with the sword,
and cast off all pity,
and his anger tore perpetually,
and he kept his wrath for ever.
¹²So I will send a fire upon Teman,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah."

Judgement on Ammon.  Am.1.13-15

¹³Thus says Yahweh:
"For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;
because they have ripped up women with child in Gilead,
that they might enlarge their border.
¹⁴So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah,
and it shall devour her strongholds,
with shouting in the day of battle,
with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
¹⁵and their king shall go into exile,
he ans his princes together,"
says Yahweh.

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