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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 down fire on the land of Moab,
and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed.
The people will fall in the noise of battle,
as the warriors shout and the ram’s horn sounds.
and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed.
The people will fall in the noise of battle,
as the warriors shout and the ram’s horn sounds.
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.
And I will destroy their king
and slaughter all their princes,”
says the LORD.
and slaughter all their princes,”
says the LORD.
God’s Judgment on Judah and Israel
This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Judah have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They have rejected the instruction of the LORD,
refusing to obey his decrees.
They have been led astray by the same lies
that deceived their ancestors.
I will send fire on Judah
that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”
that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”
So I will send down fire on Judah,
and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”
and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”
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.
This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Israel have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sell honorable people for silver
and poor people for a pair of sandals.
“The people of Israel have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sell honorable people for silver
and poor people 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.
They trample helpless people in the dust
and shove the oppressed out of the way.
Both father and son sleep with the same woman,
corrupting my holy name.
and shove the oppressed out of the way.
Both father and son sleep with the same woman,
corrupting my holy name.
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.
“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.
“But as my people watched,
I destroyed the Amorites,
though they were as tall as cedars
and as strong as oaks.
I destroyed the fruit on their branches
and dug out their roots.
I destroyed the Amorites,
though they were as tall as cedars
and as strong as oaks.
I destroyed the fruit on their branches
and dug out their roots.
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.
It was I who rescued you from Egypt
and led you through the desert for forty years,
so you could possess the land of the Amorites.
and led you through the desert for forty years,
so you could possess the land of the Amorites.
“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.
I chose some of your sons to be prophets
and others to be Nazirites.
Can you deny this, my people of Israel?”
asks the LORD.
and others to be Nazirites.
Can you deny this, my people of Israel?”
asks the LORD.
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
“But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine,
and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’
and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’
“Now then, I will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
“So I will make you groan
like a wagon loaded down with sheaves of grain.
like a wagon loaded down with sheaves of grain.
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.
Your fastest runners will not get away.
The strongest among you will become weak.
Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.
The strongest among you will become weak.
Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.
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.
The archers will not stand their ground.
The swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to escape.
Even those riding horses won’t be able to save themselves.
The swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to escape.
Even those riding horses won’t be able to save themselves.