Amo 2 | LSB | STEP | Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not turn back its punishment Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

‏ Amos 2

1 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Moab and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 “So I will send fire upon Moab,
And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid great rumbling,
Amid a loud shout and the sound of a trumpet.
3 “I will also cut off the ^{▼▼Or executive officer}judge from her midst
And kill all her princes with him,” says Yahweh.

Punishment of Judah and Israel

4 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Judah and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they rejected the law of Yahweh
And have not kept His statutes;
Their ^{▼▼Or false gods}falsehood also has led them astray,
That which their fathers walked after.
5 “So I will send fire upon Judah,
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

6 Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Israel and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 “These who ^{▼▼Or trample upon the head of the helpless on the dust}pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the poor
Also turn aside the way of the humble;
And a man and his father go to the same ^{▼▼Possibly a harlot or a temple prostitute}young woman
In order to profane My holy name.
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.
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
^{▼▼ Lit Whose height}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.
10 “And it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness forty years
^{▼▼ Lit To possess}That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
11 “Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your choice men to be Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’
13 “Behold, I am ^{▼▼Or tottering}weighted down beneath you
As a wagon ^{▼▼Or totters}is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14 “So ^{▼▼Or a place of refuge}flight will perish from the swift,
And the strong will not instill his power with courage,
Nor will the mighty man make his ^{▼▼Lit soul}life escape.
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 make his ^{▼▼Lit soul}life escape.
16 “Even the ^{▼▼Lit stout of heart}most courageous of heart among the mighty men will flee naked in that day,” declares Yahweh.