Amos 2
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1This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Moab because they cremated the bones of the king of Edom, burning them to lime.1Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2So I will send down fire upon Moab, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in the uproar of battle, with a war cry and with the trumpeting of the ram's horn.2"So I will send fire upon Moab And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth; And Moab will die amid tumult, With war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
3I will execute their rulers among them, killing all of their officials as well," says the LORD.3"I will also cut off the judge from her midst And slay all her princes with him," says the LORD.
4This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Judah —and now for a fourth— I will not turn away; because they rejected the Law of the LORD and did not keep his statutes. Their own lies made them wander off, following along the same path their ancestors walked.4Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they rejected the law of the LORD And have not kept His statutes; Their lies also have led them astray, Those after which their fathers walked.
5So I will send down fire upon Judah, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Jerusalem."5"So I will send fire upon Judah And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem."
6This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Israel —and now for a fourth— I will not turn away; because they sold the righteous for money, and the poor for sandals,6Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7moving quickly to rub the face of the needy in the dirt. Corrupting the ways of the humble, a man and his father go to the same woman, deliberately defiling my holy name.7"These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the helpless Also turn aside the way of the humble; And a man and his father resort to the same girl In order to profane My holy name.
8They lay down beside every altar, on garments pledged as collateral, drinking wine paid for through fines imposed by the temple of their gods.8"On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites in front of them, though their height seemed like a cedar, though their strength seemed like an oak, but whose fruit I destroyed from above and the roots from beneath.9"Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Though his height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.
10Furthermore, I brought you up from the land of Egypt, leading you in the wilderness for 40 years, to take possession of the land of the Amorites.10"It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
11I also raised up your sons to be prophets, and from your young men I raised up Nazirites. Is this not true, people of Israel?" declares the LORD.11"Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is this not so, O sons of Israel?" declares the LORD.
12"But you forced the Nazirites to drink wine, and commanded the prophets, 'You are not to prophesy!'12"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, 'You shall not prophesy!'
13"Oh, how I am burdened down with you, as a wagon is overloaded with harvested grain!13"Behold, I am weighted down beneath you As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14So the swift runner will not escape, the valiant will not fortify his strength, and the mighty warrior will not save his life.14"Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life.
15The skilled archer will not be able to stand, the swift runner will not survive, and the mounted rider will not preserve his own life.15"He who grasps the bow will not stand his ground, The swift of foot will not escape, Nor will he who rides the horse save his life.
16Even the bravest of elite troops will run away naked at that time," declares the LORD.16"Even the bravest among the warriors will flee naked in that day," declares the LORD.
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