| Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. | 1The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Moab for three crimes, even four, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime. |
| 2So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. | 2Therefore, I will send fire against Moab, and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die with a tumult, with shouting and the sound of the ram's horn. |
| 3I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD. | 3I will cut off the judge from the land and kill all its officials with him. The LORD has spoken. |
| 4This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. | 4The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Judah for three crimes, even four, because they have rejected the instruction of the LORD and have not kept his statutes. The lies that their ancestors followed have led them astray. |
| 5So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.” | 5Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem. |
| 6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. | 6The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Israel for three crimes, even four, because they sell a righteous person for silver and a needy person for a pair of sandals. |
| 7They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. | 7They trample the heads of the poor on the dust of the ground and obstruct the path of the needy. A man and his father have sexual relations with the same girl, profaning my holy name. |
| 8They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines. | 8They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken as collateral, and in the house of their God they drink wine obtained through fines. |
| 9Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. | 9Yet I destroyed the Amorite as Israel advanced; his height was like the cedars, and he was as sturdy as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath. |
| 10And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite. | 10And I brought you from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness in order to possess the land of the Amorite. |
| 11I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. | 11I raised up some of your sons as prophets and some of your young men as Nazirites. Is this not the case, Israelites? This is the LORD's declaration. |
| 12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. | 12But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, "Do not prophesy." |
| 13Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. | 13Look, I am about to crush you in your place as a wagon crushes when full of grain. |
| 14Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. | 14Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not maintain his strength, and the warrior will not save his life. |
| 15The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. | 15The archer will not stand his ground, the one who is swift of foot will not save himself, and the one riding a horse will not save his life. |
| 16Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD. | 16Even the most courageous of the warriors will flee naked on that day--this is the LORD's declaration. |
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