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Amos 2:4-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Amos 2:4-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Judgment on Judah
4 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[a]
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord
and have not kept his statutes,
but they have been led astray by the same lies
after which their ancestors walked.(A)
5 So I will send a fire on Judah,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.(B)
Judgment on Israel
6 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[b]
because they sell the righteous for silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals—(C)
7 they who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth
and push the afflicted out of the way;
father and son go in to the same young woman,
so that my holy name is profaned;(D)
8 they lay themselves down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge;
and in the house of their God they drink
wine bought with fines they imposed.(E)
9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of cedars
and who was as strong as oaks;
I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.(F)
10 Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.(G)
11 And I raised up some of your children to be prophets
and some of your youths to be nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?
says the Lord.(H)
12 But you made the nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
saying, “You shall not prophesy.”(I)
13 So, I will press you down in your place,
just as a cart presses down
when it is full of sheaves.[c](J)
14 Flight shall perish from the swift,
and the strong shall not retain their strength,
nor shall the mighty save their lives;(K)
15 those who handle the bow shall not stand,
and those who are swift of foot shall not save themselves,
nor shall those who ride horses save their lives;(L)
16 and those who are stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked on that day,
says the Lord.(M)
Amos 2:4-16
English Standard Version
Amos 2:4-16
English Standard Version
Judgment on Judah
4 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (B)they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept his statutes,
but (C)their lies have led them astray,
those after which their fathers walked.
5 So (D)I will send a fire upon Judah,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
Judgment on Israel
6 Thus says the Lord:
(E)“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (F)they sell the righteous for (G)silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals—
7 those who trample the head of the poor (H)into the dust of the earth
and (I)turn aside the way of the afflicted;
(J)a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
8 they lay themselves down beside every altar
on garments (K)taken in pledge,
and in the house of their God they drink
the wine of those who have been fined.
9 “Yet (L)it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
(M)whose height was like the height of the cedars
and who was as strong as the oaks;
(N)I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.
10 (O)Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt
(P)and led you forty years in the wilderness,
(Q)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 (R)Nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites (S)drink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, (T)‘You shall not prophesy.’
13 “Behold, I will press you down in your place,
as a cart full of sheaves presses down.
14 (U)Flight shall perish from the swift,
(V)and the strong shall not retain his strength,
(W)nor shall the mighty save his life;
15 he who handles the bow shall not stand,
and he who is (X)swift of foot shall not save himself,
(Y)nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
16 and he who is stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked in that day,”
declares the Lord.
Amos 2:4-16
New International Version
Amos 2:4-16
New International Version
4 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Judah,(A)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(B) of the Lord
and have not kept his decrees,(C)
because they have been led astray(D) by false gods,[a](E)
the gods[b] their ancestors followed,(F)
5 I will send fire(G) on Judah
that will consume the fortresses(H) of Jerusalem.(I)”
Judgment on Israel
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.(J)
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.(K)
7 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.(L)
8 They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.(M)
In the house of their god
they drink wine(N) taken as fines.(O)
9 “Yet I destroyed the Amorites(P) before them,
though they were tall(Q) as the cedars
and strong as the oaks.(R)
I destroyed their fruit above
and their roots(S) below.
10 I brought you up out of Egypt(T)
and led(U) you forty years in the wilderness(V)
to give you the land of the Amorites.(W)
11 “I also raised up prophets(X) from among your children
and Nazirites(Y) 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.(Z)
13 “Now then, I will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.(AA)
14 The swift will not escape,(AB)
the strong(AC) will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.(AD)
15 The archer(AE) will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman(AF) will not save his life.(AG)
16 Even the bravest warriors(AH)
will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.
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