CURSE ON DAMASCUS.
(3) Three transgressions... — This form of transgression, which occurs eight times in the prologue, is not an arithmetical, but a strongly idiomatic phrase, signifying “multiplied or repeated delinquencies” (Henderson).
Turn away... — Rather, will not turn it back — i.e., the sore judgment I have purposed. (Comp. 2 Kings 10:32-33.)