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Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of (A)Moab and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he (B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
So I will send fire upon Moab,
And it will consume the citadels of (C)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid great (D)rumbling,
Amid a loud shout and the sound of a trumpet.
I will also cut off the [a](E)judge from her midst
And kill all her (F)princes with him,” says Yahweh.

Punishment of Judah and Israel

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of (G)Judah and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (H)rejected the law of Yahweh
And have not kept His statutes;
Their [b](I)falsehood also has led them astray,
That which their (J)fathers walked after.
So I will (K)send fire upon Judah,
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of (L)Israel and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (M)sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
These who [c]pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the (N)poor
Also (O)turn aside the way of the humble;
And a (P)man and his father go to the same [d]young woman
In order to profane My holy name.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:3 Or executive officer
  2. Amos 2:4 Or false gods
  3. Amos 2:7 Or trample upon the head of the helpless on the dust
  4. Amos 2:7 Possibly a harlot or a temple prostitute