| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime. | 1This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. |
| 2"So I will send fire upon Moab And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth; And Moab will die amid tumult, With war cries and the sound of a trumpet. | 2So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. |
| 3"I will also cut off the judge from her midst And slay all her princes with him," says the LORD. | 3I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD. |
| 4Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they rejected the law of the LORD And have not kept His statutes; Their lies also have led them astray, Those after which their fathers walked. | 4This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. |
| 5"So I will send fire upon Judah And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem." | 5So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.” |
| 6Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals. | 6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. |
| 7"These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the helpless Also turn aside the way of the humble; And a man and his father resort to the same girl In order to profane My holy name. | 7They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. |
| 8"On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. | 8They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines. |
| 9"Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Though his height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below. | 9Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. |
| 10"It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite. | 10And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite. |
| 11"Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is this not so, O sons of Israel?" declares the LORD. | 11I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. |
| 12"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, 'You shall not prophesy!' | 12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. |
| 13"Behold, I am weighted down beneath you As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves. | 13Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. |
| 14"Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life. | 14Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. |
| 15"He who grasps the bow will not stand his ground, The swift of foot will not escape, Nor will he who rides the horse save his life. | 15The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. |
| 16"Even the bravest among the warriors will flee naked in that day," declares the LORD. | 16Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD. |
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