⁵ I will break down the gate^(A) of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in^[a] the Valley of Aven^[b]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.^(B)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,^(C)”
says the Lord.^(D)

¹⁴ For the Lord God Almighty declares,
    “I will stir up a nation^(A) against you, Israel,
that will oppress you all the way
    from Lebo Hamath^(B) to the valley of the Arabah.^(C)”