I will destroy her ruler(A)
    and kill all her officials with him,”(B)
says the Lord.(C)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,(D)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(E) of the Lord
    and have not kept his decrees,(F)
because they have been led astray(G) by false gods,[a](H)
    the gods[b] their ancestors followed,(I)
I will send fire(J) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(K) of Jerusalem.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:4 Or by lies
  2. Amos 2:4 Or lies

I will also eliminate the [a](A)judge from her midst
And slay all her (B)leaders with him,” says the Lord.

Judgment on Judah

This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (C)Judah, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (D)rejected the Law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their [b](E)lies also have led them astray,
Those which their (F)fathers followed.
So I will (G)send fire upon Judah,
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:3 Or executive officer
  2. Amos 2:4 Or false gods

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

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