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<t><p class="indent1">And Moab shall die amid tumult <i>and</i> uproar, <t><p class="indent1">With war cries <i>and</i> shouts of alarm and the sound of the trumpet. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“I will also cut off <i>and</i> destroy the ruler from its midst <t><p class="indent1">And slay all the princes with him,” says the LORD. <p class="hdg">Judgment on Judah</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Thus says the LORD, <p class="indent1stline">“For three transgressions of Judah and for four (multiplied delinquencies) <t><p class="indent1">I will not reverse its punishment <i>or</i> revoke My word concerning it, <t><p class="indent1">Because they have rejected the law of the LORD [the sum of God’s instruction to His people] <t><p class="indent1">And have not kept His commandments; <t><p class="indent1">But their lies [and their idols], after which their fathers walked, <t><p class="indent1">Caused them to go astray. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction by the Babylonians] upon Judah <t><p class="indent1">And it will devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.” <p class="hdg">Judgment on Israel</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Thus says the LORD, <p class="indent1stline">“For three transgressions of Israel and for four (multiplied delinquencies) <t><p class="indent1">I will not reverse its punishment <i>or</i> revoke My word concerning it, <t><p class="indent1">Because they sell the righteous <i>and</i> innocent for silver <t><p class="indent1">And the needy for the price of a pair of sandals. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“These who pant after (long to see) the dust of the earth on the head of the helpless [as sign of their grief and distress] <t><p class="indent1">Also turn aside the way of the humble; <t><p class="indent1">And a man and his father will go to the same <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>girl <t><p class="indent1">So that My holy name is profaned. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“They stretch out beside every [pagan] altar on clothes taken in pledge [to secure a loan, disregarding God’s command], <t><p class="indent1">And in the house of their God [in contempt of Him] they frivolously drink the wine [which has been] taken from those who have been fined. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Yet it was I [not the false gods] who destroyed the Amorite before them, <t><p class="indent1">Though his height was like the height of the cedars, <t><p class="indent1">And he was as strong as the oaks; <t><p class="indent1">I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, <t><p class="indent1">And I led you forty years through the wilderness <t><p class="indent1">That you might possess the land of the Amorite. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets [who gave you My revelation], <t><p class="indent1">And some of your young men to be Nazirites (dedicated ones). <t><p class="indent1">Is this not true, O you children of Israel?” says the LORD. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink [despite their vows] <t><p class="indent1">And commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Behold, I am weighted down beneath you <t><p class="indent1">As a cart that is weighted down when it is full of sheaves. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Flight will be lost to the swift [so they will be unable to escape], <t><p class="indent1">And the strong shall not strengthen <i>nor</i> maintain his power, <t><p class="indent1">Nor shall the mighty man save his own life. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“He who handles the bow will not stand <i>his ground,</i> <t><p class="indent1">The one who is swift of foot will not escape, <t><p class="indent1">Nor will he who rides the horse save his life [from the invading army]. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Even the bravest among the warriors shall flee naked on that day,” says the LORD.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Descendants of Moab, the son born to Lot and his elder daughter (Gen 19:30-38).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Possibly a temple prostitute.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../amos/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Amos 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Amos 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../amos/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Amos 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Amos 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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