Amo 2 | NASB1995 | STEP | Thus 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 .

‏ Amos 2

Judgment on Judah and Israel

1 Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions 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 ^etumult,
With ^{▼▼ Or shouts}war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
3 “I will also cut off the ^{▼▼ Or executive officer
,} ^hjudge from her midst
And slay all her ⁱprinces with him,” says the Lord.

4 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of ^jJudah and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^krejected the law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their ^{▼▼ Or false gods
,} ^mlies also have led them astray,
Those after which their ⁿfathers walked.
5 “So I will ^osend fire upon Judah
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of ^pIsrael and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^qsell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 “These who ^{▼▼ Or trample or, snap at the head of the helpless on the dust}pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the ^shelpless
Also ^tturn aside the way of the humble;
And a ^uman and his father ^{▼▼ Lit go}resort to the same ^{▼▼ Possibly a harlot, or a temple prostitute}girl
In order to profane My holy name.
8 “On garments ^xtaken 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 strong as the oaks;
I even destroyed his ^adfruit above and his root below.
10 “It was I who ^aebrought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness ^afforty years
^{▼▼ Lit To possess}That you might take possession of the land of the ^ahAmorite.
11 “Then I ^airaised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your young men to be ^ajNazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You ^akshall not prophesy!’
13 “Behold, I am ^{▼▼ Or tottering
,} ^amweighted down beneath you
As a wagon ^{▼▼ Or totters}is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14 ^{▼▼ Or A place of refuge
,} ^ap“Flight will perish from the swift,
And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,
Nor the ^aqmighty man save his ^{▼▼ Lit soul}life.
15 “He who ^asgrasps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will he who rides the ^athorse save his ^{▼▼ Lit soul}life.
16 “Even the ^{▼▼ Lit stout of heart}bravest among the warriors will ^awflee naked in that day,” declares the Lord.