16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:

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16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul

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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Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,

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Judgment on the Nations

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (A)Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have (B)threshed Gilead with implements of iron.

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