Así dice el Señor:

«Por tres pecados de Moab y por el cuarto,
    no anularé su castigo,
porque quemaron los huesos del rey de Edom
    hasta calcinarlos.
Por eso yo enviaré fuego sobre Moab
    que consumirá las fortalezas de Queriot.
Y morirá Moab en medio del estrépito
    de gritos de guerra y toques de trompeta.
Destruiré al gobernante en medio de su pueblo
    y junto con él mataré a todos sus oficiales»,
    dice el Señor.

Así dice el Señor:

«Por tres pecados de Judá y por el cuarto,
    no anularé su castigo,
porque rechazaron la Ley del Señor
    y no obedecieron sus estatutos;
porque se dejaron descarriar por falsos dioses,
    tras los que anduvieron sus antepasados.
Por eso yo enviaré fuego sobre Judá
    que consumirá las fortalezas de Jerusalén».

Juicio contra Israel

Así dice el Señor:

«Por tres pecados de Israel y por el cuarto,
    no anularé su castigo:
Venden al justo por plata
    y al necesitado, por un par de sandalias.
Pisan la cabeza de los desvalidos
    como si fuera el polvo de la tierra
    y niegan la justicia al oprimido.
Padre e hijo se acuestan con la misma joven,
    profanando así mi santo nombre.
Junto a cualquier altar
    se acuestan sobre ropa que tomaron en prenda,
y el vino que han cobrado como multa
    lo beben en la casa de su dios.[a]

»Fui yo quien destruí a los amorreos delante de ellos;
    aunque eran altos como el cedro
    y fuertes como la encina;
destruí su fruto arriba
    y sus raíces abajo.
10 Yo mismo los saqué a ustedes de Egipto
    y los conduje cuarenta años por el desierto
    para que tomaran posesión de la tierra de los amorreos.

11 »También levanté profetas de entre sus hijos
    y nazareos de entre sus jóvenes.
¿Acaso no fue así, israelitas?»,
    afirma el Señor.
12 «Pero ustedes hicieron beber vino a los nazareos
    y ordenaron a los profetas que no profetizaran.

13 »Pues bien, estoy por aplastarlos a ustedes
    como aplasta una carreta cargada de trigo.
14 Entonces no habrá escapatoria para el ágil,
    ni el fuerte podrá valerse de su fuerza,
    ni el guerrero librará su vida.
15 El arquero no se mantendrá firme,
    ni escapará con vida el ágil de piernas,
    ni se salvará el que monta a caballo.
16 En aquel día huirá desnudo
    aun el más valiente de los guerreros»,
    afirma el Señor.

Footnotes

  1. 2:8 su dios. Alt. sus dioses.

Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Moab [descendants of Lot] and for four [for multiplied delinquencies], I will not reverse the punishment of it or revoke My word concerning it, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom [Esau’s descendant] into lime.

So I will send a fire upon Moab and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth, and Moab shall die amid uproar, shouting, and the sound of the trumpet.

And I will cut off the ruler from its midst and will slay all its princes with him, says the Lord.

Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Judah and for four [for multiplied delinquencies], I will not reverse the punishment of it or revoke My word concerning it, because they have despised and rejected the law of the Lord and have not kept His commandments, but their lies, after which their fathers have walked, caused them to err and go astray.

So I will send a fire upon Judah and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.

Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Israel and for four [for multiplied delinquencies], I will not reverse the punishment of it or revoke My word concerning it, because they have sold the [strictly] just and uncompromisingly righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals;

They pant after [the sight of] the poor [reduced to such misery that they will be throwing] dust of the earth on their heads [in token of their grief]; they defraud and turn aside the humble [who are too meek to defend themselves]; and a man and his father will have sexual relations with the same maiden, so that My holy name is profaned.

And they lay themselves down beside every [pagan] altar upon clothes they have taken in pledge [for indebtedness], and in the house of their God [in daring contempt of Him] they frivolously drink the wine which has been exacted from those [unjustly] fined.

Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above and his roots from beneath.

10 Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years through the wilderness to possess the land of the Amorite.

11 And I raised up some of your sons for prophets and some of your young men for dedicated ones [Nazirites]. Is this not true, O you children of Israel? says the Lord.(A)

12 But you gave the dedicated ones [the Nazirites] wine to drink and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

13 Behold, I am pressed under you and I will press you down in your place as a cart presses that is full of sheaves.

14 And flight shall be lost to the swift and refuge shall fail him; the strong shall not retain and confirm his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself.

15 Neither shall he stand who handles the bow, and he who is swift of foot shall not deliver himself; neither shall he who rides the horse deliver his life.

16 And he who is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked on that day, says the Lord.

Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord:

(A)“For three transgressions of Moab, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he (B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
But I will send a fire upon Moab,
And it shall devour the palaces of (C)Kerioth;
Moab shall die with tumult,
With shouting and trumpet sound.
And I will cut off (D)the judge from its midst,
And slay all its princes with him,”
Says the Lord.

Judgment on Judah

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (E)Judah, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
(F)Because they have despised the law of the Lord,
And have not kept His commandments.
(G)Their lies lead them astray,
Lies (H)which their fathers followed.
(I)But I will send a fire upon Judah,
And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (J)Israel, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because (K)they sell the righteous for silver,
And the (L)poor for a pair of sandals.
They [a]pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor,
And (M)pervert the way of the humble.
(N)A man and his father go in to the same girl,
(O)To defile My holy name.
They lie down (P)by every altar on clothes (Q)taken in pledge,
And drink the wine of [b]the condemned in the house of their god.

“Yet it was I who destroyed the (R)Amorite before them,
Whose height was like the (S)height of the cedars,
And he was as strong as the oaks;
Yet I (T)destroyed his fruit above
And his roots beneath.
10 Also it was (U)I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And (V)led you forty years through the wilderness,
To possess the land of the Amorite.
11 I raised up some of your sons as (W)prophets,
And some of your young men as (X)Nazirites.
Is it not so, O you children of Israel?”
Says the Lord.
12 “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink,
And commanded the prophets (Y)saying,
‘Do not prophesy!’

13 “Behold,(Z) I am [c]weighed down by you,
As a cart full of sheaves [d]is weighed down.
14 (AA)Therefore [e]flight shall perish from the swift,
The strong shall not strengthen his power,
(AB)Nor shall the mighty [f]deliver himself;
15 He shall not stand who handles the bow,
The swift of foot shall not [g]escape,
Nor shall he who rides a horse deliver himself.
16 The most [h]courageous men of might
Shall flee naked in that day,”
Says the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:7 Or trample on
  2. Amos 2:8 Or those punished by fines
  3. Amos 2:13 Or tottering under
  4. Amos 2:13 Or totters
  5. Amos 2:14 Or the place of refuge
  6. Amos 2:14 Lit. save his soul or life
  7. Amos 2:15 Or save
  8. Amos 2:16 Lit. strong of his heart among the mighty

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(B)
    the bones of Edom’s king,
I will send fire on Moab
    that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[a](C)
Moab will go down in great tumult
    amid war cries(D) and the blast of the trumpet.(E)
I will destroy her ruler(F)
    and kill all her officials with him,”(G)
says the Lord.(H)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,(I)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(J) of the Lord
    and have not kept his decrees,(K)
because they have been led astray(L) by false gods,[b](M)
    the gods[c] their ancestors followed,(N)
I will send fire(O) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(P) of Jerusalem.(Q)

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(R)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(S)
They 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.(T)
They lie down beside every altar
    on garments taken in pledge.(U)
In the house of their god
    they drink wine(V) taken as fines.(W)

“Yet I destroyed the Amorites(X) before them,
    though they were tall(Y) as the cedars
    and strong as the oaks.(Z)
I destroyed their fruit above
    and their roots(AA) below.
10 I brought you up out of Egypt(AB)
    and led(AC) you forty years in the wilderness(AD)
    to give you the land of the Amorites.(AE)

11 “I also raised up prophets(AF) from among your children
    and Nazirites(AG) from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine
    and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.(AH)

13 “Now then, I will crush you
    as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.(AI)
14 The swift will not escape,(AJ)
    the strong(AK) will not muster their strength,
    and the warrior will not save his life.(AL)
15 The archer(AM) will not stand his ground,
    the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
    and the horseman(AN) will not save his life.(AO)
16 Even the bravest warriors(AP)
    will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:2 Or of her cities
  2. Amos 2:4 Or by lies
  3. Amos 2:4 Or lies