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Judgment on Judah and Israel
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.
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.
So I will send a fire upon Moab,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth,
and Moab shall die amid uproar,
amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;
and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth,
and Moab shall die amid uproar,
amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;
“So I will send fire upon Moab
And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid tumult,
With war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid tumult,
With war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
“I will also cut off the judge from her midst
And slay all her princes with him,” says the LORD.
And slay all her princes with him,” says the LORD.
Judgment on Judah
Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept his statutes,
but their lies have led them astray,
those after which their fathers walked.
Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept his statutes,
but their lies have led them astray,
those after which their fathers walked.
Thus says the LORD,
“For three transgressions of Judah and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they rejected the law of the LORD
And have not kept His statutes;
Their lies also have led them astray,
Those after which their fathers walked.
“For three transgressions of Judah and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they rejected the law of the LORD
And have not kept His statutes;
Their lies also have led them astray,
Those after which their fathers walked.
So I will send a fire upon Judah,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
“So I will send fire upon Judah
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
Judgment on Israel
Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals —
Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals —
Thus says the LORD,
“For three transgressions of Israel and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
“For three transgressions of Israel and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth
and turn aside the way of the afflicted;
a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
and turn aside the way of the afflicted;
a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
“These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the helpless
Also turn aside the way of the humble;
And a man and his father resort to the same girl
In order to profane My holy name.
Also turn aside the way of the humble;
And a man and his father resort to the same girl
In order to profane My holy name.
they lay themselves down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge,
and in the house of their God they drink
the wine of those who have been fined.
on garments taken in pledge,
and in the house of their God they drink
the wine of those who have been fined.
“On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar,
And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of the cedars
and who was as strong as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.
whose height was like the height of the cedars
and who was as strong as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.
“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
Though his height was like the height of cedars
And he was strong as the oaks;
I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.
Though his height was like the height of cedars
And he was strong as the oaks;
I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.
Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.
and led you forty years in the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.
“It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness forty years
That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
And I led you in the wilderness forty years
That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
And I raised up some of your sons for prophets,
and some of your young men for Nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”
and some of your young men for Nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”
“Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your young men to be Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the LORD.
And some of your young men to be Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the LORD.
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
and commanded the prophets,
saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’
“Behold, I will press you down in your place,
as a cart full of sheaves presses down.
as a cart full of sheaves presses down.
“Behold, I am weighted down beneath you
As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
Flight shall perish from the swift,
and the strong shall not retain his strength,
nor shall the mighty save his life;
and the strong shall not retain his strength,
nor shall the mighty save his life;
“Flight will perish from the swift,
And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,
Nor the mighty man save his life.
And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,
Nor the mighty man save his life.
he who handles the bow shall not stand,
and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself,
nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself,
nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
“He who grasps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will he who rides the horse save his life.
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will he who rides the horse save his life.