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.