Así dice el SEÑOR:Por tres transgresiones de Moab, y por cuatro,no revocaré1 su castigoa,porque quemó los huesos del rey de Edomb hasta calcinarlos.Lit., no haré que se vuelva; y así en el resto del cap.Isa. 15:1-16:14; 25:10-12; Jer. 48:1-47; Ezeq. 25:8-11; Sof. 2:8, 92 Rey. 3:26, 27
2 Enviaré, pues, fuego sobre Moab,que consumirá los palacios1 de Queriota,y Moab moriráb entre el tumulto,entre gritos deguerra y sonido de trompeta.O, las fortalezasJer. 48:24, 41Jer. 48:453 También extirparé al jueza de en medio de ella,y mataré a todos sus príncipes con élb—dice el SEÑOR.Sal. 2:10; 141:6; Amós 5:7, 12; 6:12Job 12:21; Isa. 40:23
Juicio contra Judá e Israel
4 Así dice el SEÑOR:Por tres transgresiones de Judá, y por cuatro,no revocaré su castigoa,porque desecharon la ley del SEÑORy no guardaron sus estatutosb;también les han hecho errar sus mentiras1c,tras las cuales anduvieron sus padresd.O, falsos dioses2 Rey. 17:19; Os. 12:2; Amós 3:2Jue. 2:17-20; 2 Rey. 22:11-17; Jer. 6:19; 8:9Isa. 9:15, 16; 28:15; Jer. 16:19; Hab. 2:18Jer. 9:14; 16:11, 12; Ezeq. 20:18, 24, 305 Enviaré, pues, fuego sobre Judá,y consumirá los palacios1 de Jerusaléna.O, las fortalezasJer. 17:27; 21:10; Os. 8:14
6 Así dice el SEÑOR:Por tres transgresiones de Israel, y por cuatro,no revocaré su castigoa,porque venden al justo por dineroy al necesitado por un par de sandaliasb.2 Rey. 18:11, 12Joel 3:3; Amós 5:11, 12; 8:67 Los que pisotean en el polvo de la tierra1 la cabeza de los desvalidosa,también tuercen el camino de los humildesb.Un hombre y su padre se llegan2 a la misma joven3cprofanando mi santo nombre;O, codician el polvo de la tierra sobreLit., vanPosiblemente, una ramera del culto paganoAmós 8:4; Miq. 2:2, 9Amós 5:12Os. 4:148 sobre ropas empeñadasa se tienden junto a cualquier altarb,y el vino de los que han sido multados beben en la casa de su Dios1c.O, sus diosesÉx. 22:26Amós 3:14Amós 4:1; 6:6
9 Yo destruí al amorreo delante de ellosa,cuya altura era como la altura de los cedrosb,y era fuerte como las encinas;yo destruí su fruto por arriba y su raíz por abajoc.Núm. 21:23-25; Jos. 10:12Núm. 13:32Ezeq. 17:9; Mal. 4:110 Y a vosotros yo os hice subir de la tierra de Egiptoa,y os conduje por el desierto cuarenta añosbpara que tomarais posesión de la tierra del amorreoc.Éx. 12:51; 20:2; Amós 3:1; 9:7Deut. 2:7Éx. 3:811 Y levanté profetas de entre vuestros hijosay nazareos de entre vuestros jóvenesb.¿No es así, hijos de Israel?—declara el SEÑOR.Deut. 18:18; Jer. 7:25Núm. 6:2, 3; Jue. 13:512 Pero vosotros hicisteis beber vino a los nazareos,y a los profetas les ordenasteis, diciendo: No profeticéisa.Isa. 30:10; Jer. 11:21; Amós 7:13, 16; Miq. 2:613 He aquí, yo estoy oprimido1 debajo de vosotrosacomo está oprimida2 una carreta llena de gavillas.O, me tambaleoO, se tambaleaIsa. 1:1414 Y la huida1 le fallará al ligeroa,y el fuerte no fortalecerá su poder,ni el valiente salvará su vida2b.O, el refugioLit., almaIsa. 30:16, 17Sal. 33:16; Jer. 9:2315 El que empuña el arco no resistiráa,el ligero de pies no escapará,ni el que monta a caballo salvará su vida1b.Lit., almaJer. 51:56; Ezeq. 39:3Isa. 31:316 Y aun el más intrépido1 entre los valientes huiráa desnudo aquel día—declara el SEÑOR.Lit., robusto de corazónJue. 4:17
Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of 1aMoab and for four (multiplied delinquencies)I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,Because he bburned the bones of the king of Edom Esau’s descendant into lime and used it to plaster a Moabite house.Descendants of Moab, the son born to Lot and his elder daughter (Gen 19:30-38).Is 15:1-16:14; 25:10-12; Jer 48:1-47; Ezek 25:8-11; Zeph 2:8, 92 Kin 3:26, 272 “So I will send a fire of war, conquest, and destruction upon MoabAnd it shall devour the strongholds of aKerioth;And Moab shall die amid btumult and uproar,With war cries and shouts of alarm and the sound of the trumpet.Jer 48:24, 41Jer 48:453 “I will also cut off and destroy the aruler from its midstAnd slay all the bprinces with him,” says the LORD.Ps 2:10; 141:6; Amos 5:7, 12; 6:12Job 12:21; Is 40:23
Judgment on Judah
4 Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of aJudah and for four (multiplied delinquencies)I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,Because they have brejected the law of the LORDthe sum of God’s instruction to His peopleAnd have not kept His commandments;But their clies and their idols, after which their dfathers walked,Caused them to go astray.2 Kin 17:19; Hos 12:2; Amos 3:2Judg 2:17-20; 2 Kin 22:11-17; Jer 6:19; 8:9Is 9:15, 16; 28:15; Jer 16:19; Hab 2:18Jer 9:14; 16:11, 12; Ezek 20:18, 24, 305 “So I will send a afire of war, conquest, and destruction by the Babylonians upon JudahAnd it will devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”Jer 17:27; 21:10; Hos 8:14
Judgment on Israel
6 Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of aIsrael and for four (multiplied delinquencies)I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,Because they bsell the righteous and innocent for silverAnd the needy for the price of a pair of sandals.2 Kin 18:11, 12Joel 3:3; Amos 5:11, 12; 8:67 “These who pant after (long to see) the dust of the earth on the head of the ahelpless as sign of their grief and distressAlso bturn aside the way of the humble;And a cman and his father will go to the same 1girlSo that My holy name is profaned.Possibly a temple prostitute.Amos 8:4; Mic 2:2, 9Amos 5:12Hos 4:148 “They stretch out beside aevery pagan altar on clothes btaken in pledge to secure a loan, disregarding God’s command,And in the house of their God in contempt of Him they frivolously cdrink the wine which has been taken from those who have been fined. Ex 22:26; Deut 24:12, 13Ex 22:26Amos 3:14Amos 4:1; 6:6
9 “Yet it was I not the false gods who destroyed the aAmorite before them,Though his bheight was like the height of the cedars,And he was as strong as the oaks;I even destroyed his cfruit above and his root below.Num 21:23-25; Josh 10:12Num 13:32Ezek 17:9; Mal 4:110 “Also it was I who abrought you up out of the land of Egypt,And I led you bforty years through the wildernessThat you might possess the land of the cAmorite.Ex 12:51; 20:2; Amos 3:1; 9:7Deut 2:7Ex 3:811 “Then I araised up some of your sons to be prophets who gave you My revelation,And some of your young men to be bNazirites (dedicated ones) .Is this not true, O you children of Israel?” says the LORD. Num 6:1-8Deut 18:18; Jer 7:25Num 6:2, 3; Judg 13:512 “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink despite their vowsAnd commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You ashall not prophesy!’Is 30:10; Jer 11:21; Amos 7:13, 16; Mic 2:613 “Behold, I am aweighted down beneath youAs a cart that is weighted down when it is full of sheaves.Is 1:1414 “aFlight will be lost to the swift so they will be unable to escape,And the strong shall not strengthen nor maintain his power,Nor shall the bmighty man save his own life.Is 30:16, 17Ps 33:16; Jer 9:2315 “He who ahandles the bow will not stand hisground,The one who is swift of foot will not escape,Nor will he who rides the bhorse save his life from the invading army.Jer 51:56; Ezek 39:3Is 31:316 “Even the bravest among the warriors shall aflee naked on that day,” says the LORD.Judg 4:17
Thisiswhat the LORDsays:“For threeoffenses of aMoab, and for four,I will not 1revoke its punishment,Because he bburned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the chIs 15:1-16:14; 25:10-12; Jer 48:1-47; Ezek 25:8-11; Zeph 2:8, 92 Kin 3:26, 27
2 “So I will sendfire upon MoabAnd it will consume the citadels of aKerioth;And Moab will die amid the bpanicofbattle,Amid warcries and the sound of a trumpet.Jer 48:24, 41Jer 48:453 “I will also eliminate the 1ajudge from her midstAnd slayall her bleaders with him,” says the LORD.Or executive officerPs 2:10; 141:6; Amos 5:7, 12; 6:12Job 12:21; Is 40:23
Judgment on Judah
4 Thisiswhat the LORDsays:“For threeoffenses of aJudah, and for four,I will not revoke its punishment,Because they brejected the Law of the LORDAnd have not kept His statutes;Their 1clies also have led them astray,Those which their dfathersfollowed.Or false gods2 Kin 17:19; Hos 12:2; Amos 3:2Judg 2:17-20; 2 Kin 22:11-17; Jer 6:19; 8:9Is 9:15, 16; 28:15; Jer 16:19; Hab 2:18Jer 9:14; 16:11, 12; Ezek 20:18, 24, 305 “So I will asendfire upon Judah,And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”Jer 17:27; 21:10; Hos 8:14
Judgment on Israel
6 Thisiswhat the LORDsays:“For threeoffenses of aIsrael, and for four,I will not revoke its punishment,Because they bsell the righteous for 1money,And the needy for a pair of sandals.Lit silver2 Kin 18:11, 12Joel 3:3; Amos 5:11, 12; 8:67 “These who 1trample the head of the ahelpless to the dust of the earthAlso bdivert the way of the humble;And a cman and his father2resort to the same3girlSoas to profane My holyname.Or pant for the dust...on the head of the helplessLit goPossibly a prostitute, or a temple prostituteAmos 8:4; Mic 2:2, 9Amos 5:12Hos 4:148 “And on garmentsaseizedaspledges they stretchoutbesidebeveryaltar,And in the house of their God they cdrink the wine of those who have been fined.Ex 22:26Amos 3:14Amos 4:1; 6:6
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the aAmoritebefore them,1Though his bheightwas like the height of cedarsAnd he wasasstrong as the oaks;I also destroyed his cfruitabove and his rootsbelow.Lit Whose heightNum 21:23-25; Josh 10:12Num 13:32Ezek 17:9; Mal 4:110 “And it was I who abrought you up from the land of Egypt,And led you in the wilderness for bfortyyearsSo that you might takepossession of the land of the cAmorite.Ex 12:51; 20:2; Amos 3:1; 9:7Deut 2:7Ex 3:811 “Then I araisedupsome of your sons to be prophets,And some of your youngmen to be bNazirites.Is this not so, you sons of Israel?” declares the LORD.Deut 18:18; Jer 7:25Num 6:2, 3; Judg 13:512 “But you made the Naziritesdrinkwine,And you commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You ashall not prophesy!’Is 30:10; Jer 11:21; Amos 7:13, 16; Mic 2:613 “Behold, I am amakingarutinthegroundbeneath you,Justas a wagonmakesarut when filled with sheaves.Is 1:1414 “aRefuge will be lost from the swift,And the strong will not strengthen his power,Nor the bwarriorsave his 1life.Lit soulIs 30:16, 17Ps 33:16; Jer 9:2315 “The one who agrasps the bow will not standhisground,The swift of foot will not escape,Nor will the one who rides the bhorsesave his 1life.Lit soulJer 51:56; Ezek 39:3Is 31:316 “Even the 1bravest among the warriors will afleenaked on that day,” declares the LORD.Lit strong of his heartJudg 4:17
Thussays the LORD,“For threetransgressions of aMoab and for fourI will not 1revoke its punishment,Because he bburned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the chIs 15:1-16:14; 25:10-12; Jer 48:1-47; Ezek 25:8-11; Zeph 2:8, 92 Kin 3:26, 272 “So I will sendfire upon MoabAnd it will consume the citadels of aKerioth;And Moab will die amid btumult,With 1warcries and the sound of a trumpet.Or shoutsJer 48:24, 41Jer 48:453 “I will also cutoff the 1ajudge from her midstAnd slayall her bprinces with him,” says the LORD.Or executive officerPs 2:10; 141:6; Amos 5:7, 12; 6:12Job 12:21; Is 40:23
4 Thussays the LORD,“For threetransgressions of aJudah and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they brejected the law of the LORDAnd have not kept His statutes;Their 1clies also have led them astray,Those afterwhich their dfatherswalked.Or false gods2 Kin 17:19; Hos 12:2; Amos 3:2Judg 2:17-20; 2 Kin 22:11-17; Jer 6:19; 8:9Is 9:15, 16; 28:15; Jer 16:19; Hab 2:18Jer 9:14; 16:11, 12; Ezek 20:18, 24, 305 “So I will asendfire upon JudahAnd it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”Jer 17:27; 21:10; Hos 8:14
6 Thussays the LORD,“For threetransgressions of aIsrael and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they bsell the righteous for moneyAnd the needy for a pair of sandals.2 Kin 18:11, 12Joel 3:3; Amos 5:11, 12; 8:67 “These who 1pantafter the verydust of the earth on the head of the ahelplessAlso bturnaside the way of the humble;And a cman and his father2resort to the same 3girlIn order to profane My holyname.Or trample or, snap at the head of the helpless on the dustLit goPossibly a harlot, or a temple prostituteAmos 8:4; Mic 2:2, 9Amos 5:12Hos 4:148 “On garmentsataken as pledges they stretch out besidebeveryaltar,And in the house of their God they cdrink the wine of those who have been fined.Ex 22:26Amos 3:14Amos 4:1; 6:6
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the aAmoritebefore them,1Though his bheightwas like the height of cedarsAnd he wasstrong as the oaks;I even destroyed his cfruitabove and his rootbelow.Lit Whose heightNum 21:23-25; Josh 10:12Num 13:32Ezek 17:9; Mal 4:110 “It was I who abrought you up from the land of Egypt,And I led you in the wildernessbfortyyears1That you might takepossession of the land of the cAmorite.Lit To possessEx 12:51; 20:2; Amos 3:1; 9:7Deut 2:7Ex 3:811 “Then I araised up some of your sons to be prophetsAnd some of your youngmen to be bNazirites.Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the LORD.Deut 18:18; Jer 7:25Num 6:2, 3; Judg 13:512 “But you made the Naziritesdrinkwine,And you commanded the prophetssaying, ‘You ashall not prophesy!’Is 30:10; Jer 11:21; Amos 7:13, 16; Mic 2:613 “Behold, I am 1aweighteddownbeneath youAs a wagon2is weighteddown when filled with sheaves.Or totteringOr tottersIs 1:1414 “1aFlight will perish from the swift,And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,Nor the bmightymansave his 2life.Or A place of refugeLit soulIs 30:16, 17Ps 33:16; Jer 9:2315 “He who agrasps the bow will not standhisground,The swift of foot will not escape,Nor will he who rides the bhorsesave his 1life.Lit soulJer 51:56; Ezek 39:3Is 31:316 “Even the 1bravest among the warriors will afleenaked in that day,” declares the LORD.Lit stout of heartJudg 4:17