Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 1 of Amos. The repeated formula "for three transgressions, and for four" expresses an accumulation of offenses that has reached a critical point. The fire symbolizes the execution of divine judgment upon a nation that has persisted in violence.
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So spricht der HERR: Um drei und vier Frevel willen der Damasker will ich ihrer nicht schonen, darum daß sie Gilead mit eisernen Zacken gedroschen haben;
Así ha dicho Jehová: Por tres pecados de Damasco, y por el cuarto, no desviaré su castigo; porque trillaron a Galaad con trillos de hierro.
Ainsi parle l'Eternel: A cause de trois crimes de Damas, Même de quatre, je ne révoque pas mon arrêt, Parce qu'ils ont foulé Galaad sous des traîneaux de fer.
Così ha detto il Signore: Per tre misfatti di Damasco, nè per quattro, io non gli renderò la sua retribuzione; ma, perciocchè hanno tritato Galaad con trebbie di ferro.
Assim diz o SENHOR: Por três transgressões de Damasco, e por quatro, não retirarei o castigo, porque trilharam a Gileade com trilhos de ferro.
耶和華如此說: 「 大馬士革 三番四次犯罪, 以鐵的打穀機擊打 基列 , 我必不撤銷對它的懲罰。
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