| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 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. | 1This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not relent. Because he burned to ashes the bones of Edom's king, |
| 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. | 2I will send fire on Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet. |
| 3I will cut off the judge from the land and kill all its officials with him. The LORD has spoken. | 3I will destroy her ruler and kill all her officials with him," says the LORD. |
| 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. | 4This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not relent. Because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, the gods their ancestors followed, |
| 5Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem. | 5I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem." |
| 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. | 6This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent. They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals. |
| 7They trample the heads of the poor on the dust of the ground and block the path of the needy. A man and his father have sexual relations with the same girl, profaning My holy name. | 7They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed. Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name. |
| 8They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken as collateral, and in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines. | 8They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines. |
| 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. | 9"Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, though they were tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below. |
| 10And I brought you from the land of Egypt and led you 40 years in the wilderness in order to possess the land of the Amorite. | 10I brought you up out of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness to give you the land of the Amorites. |
| 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. | 11"I also raised up prophets from among your children and Nazirites from among your youths. Is this not true, people of Israel?" declares the LORD. |
| 12But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets," Do not prophesy." | 12"But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. |
| 13Look, I am about to crush you in your place as a wagon full of sheaves crushes grain. | 13"Now then, I will crush you as a cart crushes when loaded with grain. |
| 14Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not prevail by his strength, and the brave will not save his life. | 14The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior 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. | 15The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life. |
| 16Even the most courageous of the warriors will flee naked on that day-- this is the LORD's declaration. | 16Even the bravest warriors will flee naked on that day," declares the LORD. |
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