5 I will break down the gate of Damascus. I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven. I will also destroy the king of Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be taken captive to the country of Kir,” says the Lord.

6 The People of Philistia This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes Gaza is doing, I will punish them. They sold all the people of one area as slaves to Edom.

7 So I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza. That fire will destroy the city’s strong towers.