¹⁴ Then He shall become a ^(A)sanctuary;
But to both the houses of Israel, a ^(B)stone to strike and a rock to stumble over,
And a snare and a ^(C)trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

³ And the ^[a](A)fortified city will cease from Ephraim,
And ^[b]sovereignty from Damascus
And the remnant of Aram;
They will be like the ^(B)glory of the sons of Israel,”
Declares Yahweh of hosts.

³ I ^(A)know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me;
For now, O Ephraim, you have played the harlot;
Israel has defiled itself.

“For ^(A)three transgressions of ^(B)Damascus and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.
⁴ So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of ^(C)Ben-hadad.
⁵ I will also ^(D)break the gate bar of Damascus
And cut off the inhabitant from the ^[a]valley of Aven
And him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go into exile to ^(E)Kir,”
Says Yahweh.