{"book":"Amos","slug":"amos","ch":2,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Amos","prev":"amos/1","next":"amos/3","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"This 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.","f":["Or I will not revoke the punishment; Hebrew I will not revoke it; also in verses 4 and 6"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"This is what the LORD says:"},{"style":"indent1","t":"“ For three transgressions of Moab, even four,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will not revoke [My judgment],"},{"style":"indent1","t":"because he burned to lime"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the bones of Edom’s king."}],"h":"Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"So 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"So I will send fire against Moab"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to consume the citadels of Kerioth."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Moab will die in tumult,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"I will cut off the ruler of [Moab] and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will cut off the ruler of [Moab]"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and kill all the officials with him,”"},{"style":"selah","t":"says the LORD."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"This 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"This is what the LORD says:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ For three transgressions of Judah, even four,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will not revoke [My judgment],"},{"style":"indent1","t":"because they reject the Law of the LORD"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and fail to keep His statutes;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"they are led astray by the lies"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in which their fathers walked."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"So I will send fire upon Judah"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"This 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"This is what the LORD says:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ For three transgressions of Israel, even four,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will not revoke [My judgment],"},{"style":"indent1","t":"because they sell the righteous for silver"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the needy for a pair of sandals."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"They 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They trample on the heads of the poor"},{"style":"indent2","t":"as on the dust of the earth;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they push the needy out of their way."},{"style":"indent1","t":"A man and his father"},{"style":"indent2","t":"have relations with the same girl"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and so profane My holy name."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.","f":["Or of their gods","Or they drink the wine of those who have been fined"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They lie down beside every altar"},{"style":"indent2","t":"on garments taken in pledge."},{"style":"indent1","t":"And in the house of their God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they drink wine obtained through fines."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"Yet [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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Yet [it was] I who destroyed"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the Amorite before them,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"though his height was like that of the cedars,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and he was as strong as the oaks."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Yet I destroyed his fruit above"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his roots below."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"And 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"And I brought you up from the land of Egypt"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and led you forty years in the wilderness,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"that you might take possession"},{"style":"indent2","t":"of the land of the Amorite."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I raised up prophets from your sons"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and Nazirites from your young men."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Is this not true,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"O children of Israel?”"},{"style":"selah","t":"declares the LORD."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"“ But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"“ But you made the Nazirites drink wine"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and commanded the prophets not to prophesy."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as [with] a cart full of grain.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Behold, I am about to crush you in your place"},{"style":"indent2","t":"as [with] a cart full of grain."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Escape will fail the swift,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the strong will not prevail by his strength,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the mighty will not save his life."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The archer will not stand his ground,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the fleet of foot will not escape,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the horseman will not save his life."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Even the bravest of mighty men"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will flee naked on that day,”"},{"style":"selah","t":"declares the LORD."}],"style":"indent1"}]}