1 This is what the LORD says:“Because Moab has committed three crimes —make that four —I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They burned the bones of Edom’s king into lime.2 So I will set Moab on fire, and it will consume Kerioth’s fortresses.Moab will perish in the heat of battle amid war cries and the blaring of the ram’s horn.3 I will remove Moab’s leader; I will kill all Moab’s officials with him.”The LORD has spoken!4 This is what the LORD says:“Because Judah has committed three covenant transgressions —make that four —I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They rejected the LORD’s law; they did not obey his commands.Their false gods, to which their fathers were loyal, led them astray.5 So I will set Judah on fire,and it will consume Jerusalem’s fortresses.” God Will Judge Israel6 This is what the LORD says:“Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions —make that four —I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver,the needy for a pair of sandals.7 They trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my moral purity.8 They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral;they do so right beside every altar!They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied;they do so right in the temple of their God!9 For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks,but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.10 I brought you up from the land of Egypt;I led you through the wilderness for 40 yearsso you could take the Amorites’ land as your own.11 I made some of your sons prophetsand some of your young men Nazirites. Is this not true, you Israelites?”The LORD is speaking.12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’13 Look! I will press you down,like a cart loaded down with grain presses down.14 Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.15 Archers will not hold their ground; fast runners will not save their lives,nor will those who ride horses.16 Bravehearted warriors will run away naked in that day.”The LORD is speaking.