Amos 2:4-16
New American Standard Bible
Judgment on Judah
4 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (A)Judah, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (B)rejected the Law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their [a](C)lies also have led them astray,
Those which their (D)fathers followed.
5 So I will (E)send 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 (F)Israel, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (G)sell the righteous for [b]money,
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 These who [c]trample the head of the (H)helpless to the dust of the earth
Also (I)divert the way of the humble;
And a (J)man and his father [d]resort to the same [e]girl
So as to profane My holy name.
8 And on garments (K)seized as pledges they stretch out beside (L)every altar,
And in the house of their God they (M)drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the (N)Amorite before them,
[f]Though his (O)height was like the height of cedars
And he was as strong as the oaks;
I also destroyed his (P)fruit above and his roots below.
10 And it was I who (Q)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And led you in the wilderness for (R)forty years
So that you might take possession of the land of the (S)Amorite.
11 Then I (T)raised up some of your sons to be prophets,
And some of your young men to be (U)Nazirites.
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 (V)shall not prophesy!’
13 Behold, I am (W)making a rut in the ground beneath you,
Just as a wagon makes a rut when filled with sheaves.
14 (X)Refuge will be lost from the swift,
And the strong will not strengthen his power,
Nor the (Y)warrior save his [g]life.
15 The one who (Z)grasps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will the one who rides the (AA)horse save his [h]life.
16 Even the [i]bravest among the warriors will (AB)flee naked on that day,” declares the Lord.
Amos 2:4-16
Christian Standard Bible
Judgment on Judah
4 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Judah(A)
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord(B)
and have not kept his statutes.(C)
The lies(D) that their ancestors followed(E)
have led them astray.
5 Therefore, I will send fire(F) against Judah,
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
Judgment on Israel
6 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Israel(G)
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.(H)
7 They trample the heads of the poor(I)
on the dust of the ground
and obstruct the path of the needy.(J)
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,(K)
profaning my holy name.(L)
8 They stretch out beside every altar(M)
on garments taken as collateral,(N)
and in the house of their God
they drink wine obtained through fines.(O)
9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite(P) as Israel advanced;
his height(Q) was like the cedars,
and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit(R) above and his roots beneath.
10 And I brought you from the land of Egypt(S)
and led you forty years in the wilderness(T)
in order to possess the land of the Amorite.(U)
11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets(V)
and some of your young men as Nazirites.(W)
Is this not the case, Israelites?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
12 But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
“Do not prophesy.”(X)
13 Look, I am about to crush[a] you in your place(Y)
as a wagon crushes when full of grain.
14 Escape will fail the swift,(Z)
the strong one will not maintain his strength,(AA)
and the warrior will not save his life.
15 The archer will not stand his ground,(AB)
the one who is swift of foot
will not save himself,
and the one riding a horse will not save his life.(AC)
16 Even the most courageous of the warriors
will flee naked on that day(AD)—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
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