Scripture
“The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;”
Amos 1:6
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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.
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