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Judgment on Judah and Israel

Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of ^aMoab and for fourI will not ¹revoke its punishment,Because he ^bburned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.2 “So I will send fire upon MoabAnd it will consume the citadels of ^aKerioth;And Moab will die amid ^btumult,With ¹war cries and the sound of a trumpet.3 “I will also cut off the ¹^ajudge from her midstAnd slay all her ^bprinces with him,” says the LORD.

4 Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of ^aJudah and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they ^brejected the law of the LORDAnd have not kept His statutes;Their ¹^clies also have led them astray,Those after which their ^dfathers walked.5 “So I will ^asend fire upon JudahAnd it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

6 Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of ^aIsrael and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they ^bsell the righteous for moneyAnd the needy for a pair of sandals.7 “These who ¹pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the ^ahelplessAlso ^bturn aside the way of the humble;And a ^cman and his father ²resort to the same ³girlIn order to profane My holy name.8 “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.

9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the ^aAmorite before them,¹Though his ^bheight was like the height of cedarsAnd he was strong as the oaks;I even destroyed his ^cfruit above and his root below.10 “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.11 “Then I ^araised up some of your sons to be prophetsAnd some of your young men to be ^bNazirites.Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the LORD.12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You ^ashall not prophesy!’13 “Behold, I am ¹^aweighted down beneath youAs a wagon ²is weighted down when filled with sheaves.14 “¹^aFlight will perish from the swift,And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,Nor the ^bmighty man save his ²life.15 “He who ^agrasps the bow will not stand his ground,The swift of foot will not escape,Nor will he who rides the ^bhorse save his ¹life.16 “Even the ¹bravest among the warriors will ^aflee naked in that day,” declares the LORD.

Judgment on Moab

Thus says the LORD,“For three transgressions of ¹^aMoab 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.2 “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.3 “I will also cut off and destroy the ^aruler from its midstAnd slay all the ^bprinces with him,” says the LORD.

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 LORD the 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.5 “So I will send a ^afire of war, conquest, and destruction by the Babylonians upon JudahAnd it will devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”

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.7 “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.8 “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, 13

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.10 “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.11 “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 6:1-812 “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink despite their vowsAnd commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You ^ashall not prophesy!’13 “Behold, I am ^aweighted down beneath youAs a cart that is weighted down when it is full of sheaves.14 “^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.15 “He who ^ahandles the bow will not stand his ground,The one who is swift of foot will not escape,Nor will he who rides the ^bhorse save his life from the invading army.16 “Even the bravest among the warriors shall ^aflee naked on that day,” says the LORD.