Amos 2

1 This is what Yahweh says: “For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

Thus said YHWH: “For three transgressions of Moab, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of his burning the bones of the king of Edom to lime,

2 I will send fire on Moab, and it will devour the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will die in an uproar, with shouting and the sound of the trumpet.

And I have sent a fire against Moab, And it has consumed the palaces of Kerioth, And Moab is dying with noise, With shouting, with voice of a horn.

3 I will destroy the judge in her, and I will kill all the princes with him,” says Yahweh.

And I have cut off judge from her midst, And I slay all its heads with him,” said YHWH.

4 This is what Yahweh says: “For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because they rejected the law of Yahweh and did not keep his statutes. Their lies caused them to go astray, after which their fathers had also walked.

Thus said YHWH: “For three transgressions of Judah, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their loathing the Law of YHWH, And His statutes they have not kept, And their lies cause them to err, After which their fathers walked,

5 I will send fire on Judah, and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem.”

And I have sent a fire against Judah, And it has consumed palaces of Jerusalem.”

6 This is what Yahweh says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because they sold the innocent for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.

Thus said YHWH: “For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling the righteous for silver, And the needy for a pair of sandals.

7 They trample on the heads of the poor as people trample on dust on the ground; they push the oppressed away. A man and his father sleep with the same girl and so profane my holy name.

Who are panting for the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, And the way of the humble they turn aside, And a man and his father go to the girl, So as to defile My holy Name.

8 They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken as pledges, and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who were fined.

And they stretch themselves on pledged garments near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink [in] the house of their gods.

9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of cedars; he was strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

And I have destroyed the Amorite from before them, Whose height [is] as the height of cedars, And he [is] strong as the oaks, And I destroy his fruit from above, And his roots from beneath.

10 Also, I brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness to possess the land of the Amorites.

And I have brought you up from the land of Egypt, And cause you to go in a wilderness forty years, To possess the land of the Amorite.

11 I raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is it not so, people of Israel? —this is Yahweh's declaration.

And I raise of your sons for prophets, And of your choice ones for Nazarites, Is this not true, O sons of Israel?” A declaration of YHWH.

12 But you persuaded the Nazirites to drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

“And you cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets you have laid a charge, Saying, Do not prophesy!

13 Look, I will crush you as a cart that is full of grain can crush someone.

Behold, I am pressing you under, As the full cart presses a sheaf for itself.

14 The swift will find no escape; the strong will not add to his own strength; neither will the mighty save himself.

And refuge has perished from the swift, And the strong does not strengthens his power, And the mighty does not deliver his soul.

15 The archer will not stand; the fast runner will not escape; the horseman will not save himself.

And the handler of the bow does not stand, And the swift does not deliver [himself] with his feet, And the rider of the horse does not deliver his soul.

16 Even the bravest warriors will flee naked in that day —this is Yahweh's declaration.”

And the courageous of heart among the mighty, Flees naked in that day,” A declaration of YHWH!