Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of aMoab and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause he bburned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.Is 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 send fire upon Moab,And it will consume the citadels of aKerioth;And Moab will die amid great brumbling,Amid a loud shout and the sound of a trumpet.Jer 48:24, 41Jer 48:453 “I will also cut off the 1ajudge from her midstAnd kill all her bprinces with him,” says Yahweh.Or executive officerPs 2:10; 141:6; Amos 5:7, 12; 6:12Job 12:21; Is 40:23 4 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of aJudah and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they brejected the law of YahwehAnd have not kept His statutes;Their 1cfalsehood also has led them astray,That which their dfathers walked after.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, 30
5 “So I will asend fire upon Judah,And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”Jer 17:27; 21:10; Hos 8:14 6 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of aIsrael and for fourI will not turn back its punishmentBecause they bsell the righteous for moneyAnd the needy for a pair of sandals.2 Kin 18:11, 12Joel 3:3; Amos 5:11, 12; 8:6
7 “These who 1pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the apoorAlso bturn aside the way of the humble;And a cman and his father go to the same 2young womanIn order to profane My holy name.Or trample upon the head of the helpless on the dustPossibly a harlot or a temple prostituteAmos 8:4; Mic 2:2, 9Amos 5:12Hos 4:148 “On garments ataken as pledges they stretch out beside bevery altar,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 aAmorite before them,1Though his bheight was like the height of cedars,And he was strong as the oaks;I even destroyed his cfruit above and his root below.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 I led you in the wilderness bforty years1That you might take possession 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 choice men to be bNazirites.Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.Deut 18:18; Jer 7:25Num 6:2, 3; Judg 13:512 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,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 1aweighted down beneath youAs a wagon 2is weighted down when filled with sheaves.Or totteringOr tottersIs 1:1414 “aSo 1flight will perish from the swift,And the strong will not instill his power with courage,Nor will the bmighty man make his 2life escape.Or a place of refugeLit soulIs 30:16, 17Ps 33:16; Jer 9:2315 “He who agrasps the bow will not stand his ground,The swift of foot will not escape,Nor will he who rides the bhorse make his 1life escape.Lit soulJer 51:56; Ezek 39:3Is 31:316 “Even the 1most courageous of heart among the mighty men will aflee naked in that day,” declares Yahweh.Lit stout of heartJudg 4:17