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1 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Moab, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has burned the bones of the king of Idumea, all the way to ashes. Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom. This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not relent. Because he burned to ashes the bones of Edom’s king,
2 And I will send a fire onto Moab, and it will devour the buildings of Kerioth. And Moab will die with a noise, with the blare of a trumpet. So I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth, and Moab shall die amid uproar, amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet; I will send fire on Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.
3 And I will destroy the judge in their midst, and I will execute all his leaders with him, says the Lord. I will cut off the ruler from its midst, and will kill all its princes with him,” says the LORD. I will destroy her ruler and kill all her officials with him,” says the LORD.
4 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Judah, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has rejected the law of the Lord and has not kept his commandments. For their idols, which their fathers followed, have deceived them. Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of the LORD, and have not kept his statutes, but their lies have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked. This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not relent. Because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, the gods their ancestors followed,
5 And I will send a fire onto Judah, and it will devour the buildings of Jerusalem. So I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.” I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Israel, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has sold the just for silver and the poor for shoes. Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals— This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent. They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 They grind the heads of the poor into the dust of the earth, and they divert the way of the humble. And the son, as well as his father, have gone to the same girl, so that they outrage my holy name. those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth and turn aside the way of the afflicted; a man and his father go in to the same girl, so that my holy name is profaned; 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.
8 And they have lain on garments taken in pledge next to every altar. And they drank the wine of the damned in the house of their God. they lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines.
9 Yet I exterminated the Amorites before their face, whose height was like the height of cedars, and whose strength was like the oak. And I crushed his fruit from above and his roots below. “Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars and who was as strong as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath. “Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, though they were tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.
10 It is I who caused you to ascend from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the wilderness for forty years, so that you might possess the land of the Amorite. Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. I brought you up out of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness to give you the land of the Amorites.
11 And I stirred up prophets from your sons, and Nazirites from your young men. Is it not so, sons of Israel, says the Lord? And I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?” declares the LORD. “I also raised up prophets from among your children and Nazirites from among your youths. Is this not true, people of Israel?” declares the LORD.
12 Yet you would offer wine to the Nazirites, and you would command the prophets, saying: “Do not prophesy.” “But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’ “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
13 Behold, I will creak under you, just as a wagon creaks that is laden with hay. “Behold, I will press you down in your place, as a cart full of sheaves presses down. “Now then, I will crush you as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
14 And flight will perish from the swift, and the strong will not maintain his strength, and the healthy will not save his life. Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life; The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.
15 And one holding the bow will not stand firm, and the swift of foot will not be saved, and the rider on the horse will not save his life. he who handles the bow shall not stand, and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself, nor shall he who rides the horse save his life; The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life.
16 And the stout of heart among the strong will flee away naked in that day, says the Lord. and he who is stout of heart among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day,” declares the LORD. Even the bravest warriors will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.
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