微读圣经

1The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Moab Is 15–16; Jr 48; Ezk 25:8-11

for three crimes, even four,

because he burned the bones

of the king of Edom to lime. Lv 20:14; 21:9

2Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,

and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth. Jr 48:24,41

Moab will die with a tumult, Jr 48:45

with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.

3I will cut off the judge Ps 2:10; 141:6 from the land

and kill all its officials Jb 12:21; Is 40:23 with him.

The Lord has spoken.

Judgment on Judah

4The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Judah 2Kg 17:19; Hs 2:12; Am 3:2

for three crimes, even four,

because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord Jdg 2:17-20; 2Kg 22:11-17; Jr 6:19; 8:9

and have not kept His statutes. Jr 44:10; Ezk 5:7

The lies Is 9:15-16; Jr 11:10-13; 23:14,21-22 that their ancestors followed Jr 9:14; 16:11-12; Ezk 20:18,24,30

have led them astray.

5Therefore, I will send fire Jr 17:27; 21:10 against Judah,

and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

Judgment on Israel

6The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Israel 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. Dt 16:18-20; Am 5:12; 8:6

7They trample the heads of the poor Am 5:11; 8:4; Mc 2:2,9

on the dust of the ground

and block the path of the needy. Jb 24:4

A man and his father have sexual relations

with the same girl, Hs 4:14

profaning My holy name. Lv 18:21; Pr 30:9; Ezk 36:20-23

8They stretch out beside every altar Am 3:14

on garments taken as collateral, Ex 22:26

and in the house of their God,

they drink wine obtained through fines. Am 4:1; 6:6

9Yet I destroyed the Amorite Jos 10:12 as Israel advanced;

his height Nm 13:28-33 was like the cedars,

and he was as sturdy as the oaks;

I destroyed his fruit Ezk 17:9; Mal 4:1 above and his roots beneath.

10And I brought you from the land of Egypt Ex 20:2; Am 3:1; 9:7

and led you 40 years in the wilderness Dt 2:7

in order to possess the land of the Amorite. Nm 21:25

11I raised up some of your sons as prophets Dt 18:18-19; Jr 1:4-5; Am 7:14-15

and some of your young men as Nazirites. 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,

“Do not prophesy.” Jr 11:21; Am 7:13,16

13Look, I am about to crush Or hinder ; Hb obscure you in your place Jl 3:13

as a wagon full of sheaves crushes grain.

14Escape will fail the swift, Is 30:16-17

the strong one will not prevail by his strength, Jr 9:23

and the brave will not save his life.

15The archer will not stand his ground, Jr 51:56; Ezk 39:3

the one who is swift of foot

will not save himself,

and the one riding a horse will not save his life. Is 31:3

16Even the most courageous of the warriors

will flee naked on that day Jdg 4:17 —

this is the Lord’s declaration.