Amo 2 | NASB2020 | STEP | This is what the Lord says : “For three offenses of Moab , and for four , I will not revoke its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime .

Amos 2

Judgment on Moab

1 This is what the Lord says:

“For three offenses of ^aMoab, and for four,
I will not ^{▼▼Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch}revoke its punishment,
Because he ^cburned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 “So I will send fire upon Moab
And it will consume the citadels of ^dKerioth;
And Moab will die amid the ^epanic of battle,
Amid war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
3 “I will also eliminate the ^{▼▼Or executive officer
,} ^gjudge from her midst
And slay all her ^hleaders with him,” says the Lord.

Judgment on Judah

4 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ⁱJudah, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^jrejected the Law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their ^{▼▼Or false gods
,} ^llies also have led them astray,
Those which their ^mfathers followed.
5 “So I will ⁿsend fire upon Judah,
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

Judgment on Israel

6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^oIsrael, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^psell the righteous for ^{▼▼Lit silver}money,
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 “These who ^{▼▼Or pant for the dust...on the head of the helpless}trample the head of the ^shelpless to the dust of the earth
Also ^tdivert the way of the humble;
And a ^uman and his father ^{▼▼Lit go}resort to the same ^{▼▼Possibly a prostitute, or a temple prostitute}girl
So as to profane My holy name.
8 “And on garments ^xseized as pledges they stretch out beside ^yevery altar,
And in the house of their God they ^zdrink the wine of those who have been fined.

9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the ^aaAmorite before them,
^{▼▼Lit Whose height}Though his ^acheight was like the height of cedars
And he was as strong as the oaks;
I also destroyed his ^adfruit above and his roots below.
10 “And it was I who ^aebrought you up from the land of Egypt,
And led you in the wilderness for ^afforty years
So that you might take possession of the land of the ^agAmorite.
11 “Then I ^ahraised up some of your sons to be prophets,
And some of your young men to be ^aiNazirites.
Is this not so, you sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You ^ajshall not prophesy!’
13 “Behold, I am ^akmaking a rut in the ground beneath you,
Just as a wagon makes a rut when filled with sheaves.
14 “ ^alRefuge will be lost from the swift,
And the strong will not strengthen his power,
Nor the ^amwarrior save his ^{▼▼Lit soul}life.
15 “The one who ^aograsps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will the one who rides the ^aphorse save his ^{▼▼Lit soul}life.
16 “Even the ^{▼▼Lit strong of his heart}bravest among the warriors will ^asflee naked on that day,” declares the Lord.