Amos 2 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

1 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“For three ^H7969 transgressions ^H6588 of Moab ^H4124 and for four ^H702

I will not turn ^H7725 back ^H7725 its punishment

Because ^H5921 he burned ^H8313 the bones ^H6106 of the king ^H4428 of Edom ^H123 to lime ^H7875.

2 “So I will send ^H7971 fire ^H784 upon Moab ^H4124,

And it will consume ^H398 the citadels ^H759 of Kerioth ^H7152;

And Moab ^H4124 will die ^H4191 amid great rumbling ^H7588,

Amid a loud ^H8643 shout ^H8643 and the sound ^H6963 of a trumpet ^H7782.

3 “I will also cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 the [fn]judge ^H8199 from her midst ^H7130

And kill ^H2026 all ^H3605 her princes ^H8269 with him,” says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068.

Punishment of Judah and Israel

4 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“For three ^H7969 transgressions ^H6588 of Judah ^H3063 and for four ^H702

I will not turn ^H7725 back ^H7725 its punishment

Because ^H5921 they rejected ^H3988 the law ^H8451 of Yahweh ^H3068

And have not kept ^H8104 His statutes ^H2706;

Their [fn]falsehood ^H3577 also has led ^H8582 them astray ^H8582,

That which ^H834 their fathers ^H1 walked ^H1980 after ^H310.

5 “So I will send ^H7971 fire ^H784 upon Judah ^H3063,

And it will consume ^H398 the citadels ^H759 of Jerusalem ^H3389.”

6 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“For three ^H7969 transgressions ^H6588 of Israel ^H3478 and for four ^H702

I will not turn ^H7725 back its punishment

Because ^H5921 they sell ^H4376 the righteous ^H6662 for money ^H3701

And the needy ^H34 for a pair of sandals ^H5275.

7 “These who [fn]pant ^H7602 after ^H5921 the very dust ^H6083 of the earth ^H776 on the head ^H7218 of the poor ^H1800

Also turn ^H5186 aside ^H5186 the way ^H1870 of the humble ^H6035;

And a man ^H376 and his father ^H1 go ^H1980 to the same [fn]young ^H5291 woman ^H5291

In order ^H4616 to profane ^H2490 My holy ^H6944 name ^H8034.

8 “On garments ^H899 taken ^H2254 as ^H2254 pledges ^H2254 they stretch ^H5186 out ^H5186 beside ^H681 every ^H3605 altar ^H4196,

And in the house ^H1004 of their God ^H430 they drink ^H8354 the wine ^H3196 of those who have been fined ^H6064.

9 “Yet it was I who destroyed ^H8045 the Amorite ^H567 before ^H4480 H6440 them,

[fn]Though his height ^H1363 was like the height ^H1363 of cedars ^H730,

And he was strong ^H2634 as the oaks ^H437;

I even destroyed ^H8045 his fruit ^H6529 above ^H4480 H4605 and his root ^H8328 below ^H4480 H8478.

10 “And it was I who brought ^H5927 you up ^H5927 from the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714,

And I led ^H1980 you in the wilderness ^H4057 forty ^H705 years ^H8141

[fn]That you might take ^H3423 possession ^H3423 of the land ^H776 of the Amorite ^H567.

11 “Then I raised ^H6965 up ^H6965 some ^H4480 of your sons ^H1121 to be prophets ^H5030

And some ^H4480 of your choice ^H970 men ^H970 to be Nazirites ^H5139.

Is this ^H2088 not so ^H637, O sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478?” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

12 “But you made ^H8248 the Nazirites ^H5139 drink ^H8248 wine ^H3196,

And you commanded ^H6680 the prophets ^H5030 saying ^H559, ‘You shall not prophesy ^H5012!’

13 “Behold ^H2009, I am ^H5781 [fn]weighted ^H5781 down ^H5781 beneath ^H8478 you

As a wagon ^H5699 [fn]is ^H5781 weighted ^H5781 down ^H5781 when filled ^H4392 with sheaves ^H5995.

14 “So [fn]flight ^H4498 will perish ^H6 from the swift ^H7031,

And the strong ^H2389 will not instill ^H553 his power ^H3581 with courage ^H553,

Nor ^H3808 will the mighty ^H1368 man ^H1368 make ^H4422 his [fn]life ^H5315 escape ^H4422.

15 “He who grasps ^H8610 the bow ^H7198 will not stand ^H5975 his ground,

The swift ^H7031 of foot ^H7272 will not escape ^H4422,

Nor ^H3808 will he who rides ^H7392 the horse ^H5483 make ^H4422 his [fn]life ^H5315 escape ^H4422.

16 “Even the [fn]most courageous ^H533 of heart ^H3820 among the mighty ^H1368 men ^H1368 will flee ^H5127 naked ^H6174 in that day ^H3117,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.