Amos 2 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Judgment on Moab

1 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

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

I will not [fn]revoke ^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 the panic ^H7588 of battle,

Amid war ^H8643 cries ^H8643 and the sound ^H6963 of a trumpet ^H7782.

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

And slay ^H2026 all ^H3605 her leaders ^H8269 with him,” says ^H559 the LORD ^H3068.

Judgment on Judah

4 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

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

I will not revoke ^H7725 its punishment,

Because ^H5921 they rejected ^H3988 the Law ^H8451 of the LORD ^H3068

And have not kept ^H8104 His statutes ^H2706;

Their [fn]lies ^H3577 also have led ^H8582 them astray ^H8582,

Those which ^H834 their fathers ^H1 followed ^H1980 H310.

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

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

Judgment on Israel

6 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

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

I will not revoke ^H7725 its punishment,

Because ^H5921 they sell ^H4376 the righteous ^H6662 for [fn]money ^H3701,

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

7 “These who [fn]trample ^H7602 the head ^H7218 of the helpless ^H1800 to the dust ^H6083 of the earth ^H776

Also divert ^H5186 the way ^H1870 of the humble ^H6035;

And a man ^H376 and his father ^H1 [fn]resort ^H1980 to the same [fn]girl ^H5291

So ^H4616 as ^H4616 to profane ^H2490 My holy ^H6944 name ^H8034.

8 “And on garments ^H899 seized ^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 as strong ^H2634 as the oaks ^H437;

I also destroyed ^H8045 his fruit ^H6529 above ^H4480 H4605 and his roots ^H8328 below ^H4480 H8478.

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

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

So 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 young ^H970 men ^H970 to be Nazirites ^H5139.

Is this ^H2088 not so ^H637, you sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478?” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^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 making ^H5781 a ^H5781 rut ^H5781 in the ground beneath ^H8478 you,

Just ^H834 as ^H834 a wagon ^H5699 makes ^H5781 a ^H5781 rut ^H5781 when filled ^H4392 with sheaves ^H5995.

14 “Refuge ^H4498 will be lost ^H6 from the swift ^H7031,

And the strong ^H2389 will not strengthen ^H553 his power ^H3581,

Nor ^H3808 the warrior ^H1368 save ^H4422 his [fn]life ^H5315.

15 “The one 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 the one who rides ^H7392 the horse ^H5483 save ^H4422 his [fn]life ^H5315.

16 “Even the [fn]bravest ^H533 H3820 among the warriors ^H1368 will flee ^H5127 naked ^H6174 on that day ^H3117,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.