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This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Moab,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes
the bones of Edom’s king,
“For three sins of Moab,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes
the bones of Edom’s king,
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;
I will destroy her ruler
and kill all her officials with him,”
says the Lord.
and kill all her officials 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.
I will send fire on Judah
that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”
that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”
So I will send a fire upon Judah,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
Judgment on Israel
This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.
This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.
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 —
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.
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.
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;
They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.
In the house of their god
they drink wine taken as fines.
on garments taken in pledge.
In the house of their god
they drink wine taken as fines.
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.
“Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them,
though they were tall as the cedars
and strong as the oaks.
I destroyed their fruit above
and their roots below.
though they were tall as the cedars
and strong as the oaks.
I destroyed their fruit above
and their roots below.
“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.
I brought you up out of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness
to give you the land of the Amorites.
and led you forty years in the wilderness
to give you the land of the Amorites.
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.
“I also raised up prophets from among your children
and Nazirites from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
and Nazirites from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
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?”
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
“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.’
“Now then, I will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
“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.
The swift will not escape,
the strong will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.
the strong will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.
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;
The archer will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman will not save his life.
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman will not 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;