1The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Moab2:1 Is 15–16; Jr 48; Ezk 25:8–11
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
2Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
Moab will die with a tumult,2:2 Jr 48:45
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
The Lord has spoken.
Judgment on Judah
4The Lord says:
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord2:4 Jdg 2:17–20; 2Kg 22:11–17; Jr 6:19; 8:9
The lies2:4 Is 9:15–16; Jr 11:10–13; 23:14,21–22 that their ancestors followed2:4 Jr 9:14; 16:11–12; Ezk 20:18,24,30
have led them astray.
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
Judgment on Israel
6The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Israel2:6 2Kg 18:12
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.2:6 Dt 16:18–20; Am 5:12; 8:6
on the dust of the ground
and obstruct the path of the needy.2:7 Jb 24:4
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,2:7 Hs 4:14
profaning my holy name.2:7 Lv 18:21; Pr 30:9; Ezk 36:20–23
on garments taken as collateral,2:8 Ex 22:26
and in the house of their God
his height2:9 Nm 13:28–33 was like the cedars,
and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
and led you forty years in the wilderness2:10 Dt 2:7
in order to possess the land of the Amorite.2:10 Nm 21:25
11I raised up some of your sons as prophets2:11 Dt 18:18–19; Jr 1:4–5; Am 7:14–15
and some of your young men as Nazirites.2:11 Nm 6:1–21; Jdg 13:2–5; 1Sm 1:11
Is this not the case, Israelites?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
12But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
as a wagon crushes when full of grain.
14Escape will fail the swift,2:14 Is 30:16–17
the strong one will not maintain his strength,2:14 Jr 9:23
and the warrior will not save his life.
the one who is swift of foot
will not save himself,
and the one riding a horse will not save his life.2:15 Is 31:3
16Even the most courageous of the warriors
will flee naked on that day2:16 Jdg 4:17 —
this is the Lord’s declaration.
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