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The People of Phoenicia

This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Tyre,
    I will punish them.
They sold all the people of one area
    as slaves to Edom,
    and they forgot the agreement among relatives they had made with Israel.
10 So I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will destroy the city’s strong buildings.”

The People of Edom

11 This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Edom,
    I will punish them.
They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword,
    showing them no mercy.
They were angry all the time
    and kept on being very angry.

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This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(C)
10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will consume her fortresses.(D)

11 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,(E)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(F)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,(G)

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