1 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of Moab and for fourI will not turn back itspunishmentBecause he 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 Kerioth;And Moab will die amidgreatrumbling,Amid a loud shout and the sound of a trumpet.
3 “I will also cut off the 2:3 Or executive officer judge from her midstAnd kill all her princes with him,” says Yahweh.Punishment of Judah and Israel
4 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of Judah and for fourI will not turn back itspunishmentBecause they rejected the law of YahwehAnd have not kept His statutes;Their 2:4 Or false gods falsehood also has led them astray,Thatwhich their fathers walked after.
5 “So I will send fire upon Judah,And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus says Yahweh,“For three transgressions of Israel and for fourI will not turn back itspunishmentBecause they sell the righteous for moneyAnd the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 “These who 2:7Or trample upon the head of the helpless on the dust pant after theverydust of the earth on the head of the poorAlso turn aside the way of the humble;And a man and his father go to the same 2:7Possibly a harlot or a temple prostitute young womanIn order to profane My holy name.
8 “On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar,And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9 ¶“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, 2:9Lit Whose height Though his heightwaslike the height of cedars,And hewasstrong as the oaks;I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.
10 “And it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,And I led you in the wilderness forty years 2:10Lit To possess That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
11 “Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophetsAnd some of your choice men to be Nazirites.Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’
13 “Behold, I am 2:13Or tottering weighted down beneath youAs a wagon 2:13Or totters is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14 “So 2:14 Or a place of refuge flight will perish from the swift,And the strong will not instill his power with courage,Nor will the mighty man make his 2:14 Lit soul life escape.
15 “He who grasps the bow will not standhis ground,The swift of foot will not escape,Nor will he who rides the horse make his 2:15Lit soul life escape.
16 “Even the 2:16Lit stout of heart most courageous of heart among the mighty men will flee naked in that day,” declares Yahweh.