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Amos 2
New American Standard Bible 1995
Amos 2
New American Standard Bible 1995
Judgment on Judah and Israel
2 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (A)Moab and for four
I will not [a]revoke its punishment,
Because he (B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 “So I will send fire upon Moab
And it will consume the citadels of (C)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid (D)tumult,
With [b]war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
3 “I will also cut off the [c](E)judge from her midst
And slay all her (F)princes with him,” says the Lord.
4 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (G)Judah and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (H)rejected the law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their [d](I)lies also have led them astray,
Those after which their (J)fathers walked.
5 “So I will (K)send fire upon Judah
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of (L)Israel and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (M)sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 “These who [e]pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the (N)helpless
Also (O)turn aside the way of the humble;
And a (P)man and his father [f]resort to the same [g]girl
In order to profane My holy name.
8 “On garments (Q)taken as pledges they stretch out beside (R)every altar,
And in the house of their God they (S)drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the (T)Amorite before them,
[h]Though his (U)height was like the height of cedars
And he was strong as the oaks;
I even destroyed his (V)fruit above and his root below.
10 “It was I who (W)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness (X)forty years
[i]That you might take possession of the land of the (Y)Amorite.
11 “Then I (Z)raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your young men to be (AA)Nazirites.
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 (AB)shall not prophesy!’
13 “Behold, I am [j](AC)weighted down beneath you
As a wagon [k]is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14 “[l](AD)Flight will perish from the swift,
And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,
Nor the (AE)mighty man save his [m]life.
15 “He who (AF)grasps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will he who rides the (AG)horse save his [n]life.
16 “Even the [o]bravest among the warriors will (AH)flee naked in that day,” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Amos 2:1 Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch
- Amos 2:2 Or shouts
- Amos 2:3 Or executive officer
- Amos 2:4 Or false gods
- Amos 2:7 Or trample or, snap at the head of the helpless on the dust
- Amos 2:7 Lit go
- Amos 2:7 Possibly a harlot, or a temple prostitute
- Amos 2:9 Lit Whose height
- Amos 2:10 Lit To possess
- Amos 2:13 Or tottering
- Amos 2:13 Or totters
- Amos 2:14 Or A place of refuge
- Amos 2:14 Lit soul
- Amos 2:15 Lit soul
- Amos 2:16 Lit stout of heart
Amos 2
New International Version
Amos 2
New International Version
2 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Moab,(A)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(B)
the bones of Edom’s king,
2 I will send fire on Moab
that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[a](C)
Moab will go down in great tumult
amid war cries(D) and the blast of the trumpet.(E)
3 I will destroy her ruler(F)
and kill all her officials with him,”(G)
says the Lord.(H)
4 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Judah,(I)
even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(J) of the Lord
and have not kept his decrees,(K)
because they have been led astray(L) by false gods,[b](M)
the gods[c] their ancestors followed,(N)
5 I will send fire(O) on Judah
that will consume the fortresses(P) of Jerusalem.(Q)”
Judgment on Israel
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.(R)
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.(S)
7 They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.(T)
8 They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.(U)
In the house of their god
they drink wine(V) taken as fines.(W)
9 “Yet I destroyed the Amorites(X) before them,
though they were tall(Y) as the cedars
and strong as the oaks.(Z)
I destroyed their fruit above
and their roots(AA) below.
10 I brought you up out of Egypt(AB)
and led(AC) you forty years in the wilderness(AD)
to give you the land of the Amorites.(AE)
11 “I also raised up prophets(AF) from among your children
and Nazirites(AG) from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.(AH)
13 “Now then, I will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.(AI)
14 The swift will not escape,(AJ)
the strong(AK) will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.(AL)
15 The archer(AM) will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman(AN) will not save his life.(AO)
16 Even the bravest warriors(AP)
will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.
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