Amos 2

Thus says the Lord: "For three transgressions of Moab,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,because he burned to limethe bones of the king of Edom. 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; I will cut off the ruler from its midst,and will kill all its 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. So I will send a fire upon Judah,and it shall devour the strongholds 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 — those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earthand 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 lay themselves down beside every altaron garments taken in pledge,and in the house of their God they drinkthe 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 cedarsand who was as strong as the oaks;I destroyed his fruit aboveand his roots beneath. Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egyptand led you forty years in the wilderness,to possess 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?" declares the Lord. "But you made the Nazirites drink wine,and 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. Flight shall perish from the swift,and the strong shall not retain his strength,nor shall the mighty 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 stout of heart among the mightyshall flee away naked in that day," declares the Lord.
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