Amo 2 | ABEn | STEP | Thus says the lord , For the three impious deeds of Moab, even for four, I shall not turn away from it. Because they incinerated the bones of the king of Edom into powder.

‏ Amos 2

CHAPTER 2 The Word against Moab

1 Thus says the lord, For the three impious deeds of Moab, even for four, I shall not turn away from it. Because they incinerated the bones of the king of Edom into powder. 2 And I will send fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the foundations of the cities. And [²shall die ³in ⁴powerlessness ¹Moab] with a sound and with a cry of a trumpet. 3 And I will utterly destroy the judge from out of her; and all her rulers I will kill with him, says the lord.

The Word against Judah

4 Thus says the lord, For the three impious deeds of the sons of Judah, even for the four, I will not turn away from it; Because of their thrusting away the law of the lord, and his orders they kept not, and [⁴caused them to wander ¹their vain idols ²which ³they made], the ones which [²followed ¹their fathers] after them. 5 And I will send out fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the foundations of Jerusalem.

The Word against Israel

6 Thus says the lord, For the three impious deeds of Israel, even for the four, I will not turn away from. Because they rendered silver for the just, and the needy for sandals; 7 trampling upon the dust of the earth; and they smote for the head of the poor, and the way of the humble they turned aside. And a son and his father entered to the same maidservant, so that they should profane the name of their God. 8 And [²their garments ¹binding] with rough cords, [²canopies ¹they made] next to the altar; and wine of extortions they drank in the house of their God. 9 But I lifted away the Amorite from in front of them, as the height of cedar in his height, and he was strong as an oak; and I removed his fruit on top, and his roots beneath. 10 And I led you out of the land of Egypt, and led you about in the wilderness forty years, to inherit the land of the Amorites. 11 And I took of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for sanctification. [³not so ¹Are ²these things], O sons of Israel, says the lord? 12 But you gave [²to drink ³for the ones ⁴having been sanctified ¹wine]; and to the prophets you gave charge, saying, In no way prophesy! 13 On account of this, behold, I roll you underneath; in which manner [³rolls ¹the ²wagon] being full of stubble. 14 And [²shall be destroyed ¹flight into exile] from the runner; and the strong in no way should hold his strength; and the warrior in no way should deliver his soul; 15 and the bowman in no way should stand; and the keen of his feet in no way should be preserved; and the horseman in no way should have delivered his life, 16 and the strong in no way shall find his heart in might; the naked shall be pursued in that day, says the lord.