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Amos 2

New Century Version NCV

1 This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Moab, I will punish them. They burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.

2 So I will send fire on Moab that will destroy the strong buildings of the city of Kerioth. The people of Moab will die in a great noise, in the middle of the sounds of war and trumpets.

3 So I will bring an end to the king of Moab, and I will kill all its leaders with him," says the Lord.

4 This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Judah, I will punish them. and did not keep his commands; they followed the same gods as their ancestors had followed.

5 So I will send fire on Judah, and it will destroy the strong buildings of Jerusalem."

6 This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Israel, I will punish them. For silver, they sell people who have done nothing wrong; they sell the poor to buy a pair of sandals.

7 They walk on poor people as if they were dirt, and they refuse to be fair to those who are suffering. Fathers and sons have sexual relations with the same woman, and so they ruin my holy name.

8 As they worship at their altars, they lie down on clothes taken from the poor. They fine people, and with that money they buy wine to drink in the house of their god.

9 "But it was I who destroyed the Amorites before them, who were tall like cedar trees and as strong as oaks -- I destroyed them completely.

10 It was I who brought you from the land of Egypt and led you for forty years through the desert so I could give you the land of the Amorites.

11 I made some of your children to be prophets and some of your young people to be Nazirites. People of Israel, isn't this true?" says the Lord.

12 "But you made the Nazirites drink wine and told the prophets not to prophesy.

13 Now I will make you get stuck, as a wagon loaded with grain gets stuck.

14 No one will escape, not even the fastest runner. Strong people will not be strong enough; warriors will not be able to save themselves.

15 Soldiers with bows and arrows will not stand and fight, and even fast runners will not get away; soldiers on horses will not escape alive.

16 At that time even the bravest warriors will run away without their armor," says the Lord.

Good News Translation GNT

1 The Lord says, "The people of Moab have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They dishonored the bones of the king of Edom by burning them to ashes.

2 I will send fire upon the land of Moab and burn down the fortresses of Kerioth. The people of Moab will die in the noise of battle while soldiers are shouting and trumpets are sounding.

3 I will kill the ruler of Moab and all the leaders of the land."

4 The Lord says, "The people of Judah have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They have despised my teachings and have not kept my commands. They have been led astray by the same false gods that their ancestors served.

5 So I will send fire upon Judah and burn down the fortresses of Jerusalem."

6 The Lord says, "The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They sell into slavery honest people who cannot pay their debts, the poor who cannot repay even the price of a pair of sandals.

7 They trample down the weak and helpless and push the poor out of the way. A man and his father have intercourse with the same slave woman, and so profane my holy name.

8 At every place of worship people sleep on clothing that they have taken from the poor as security for debts. In the temple of their God they drink wine which they have taken from those who owe them money.

9 "And yet, my people, it was for your sake that I totally destroyed the Amorites, who were as tall as cedar trees and as strong as oaks.

10 I brought you out of Egypt, led you through the desert for forty years, and gave you the land of the Amorites to be your own.

11 I chose some of your sons to be prophets and some of your young men to be nazirites. Isn't this true, people of Israel? I, the Lord, have spoken.

12 But you made the nazirites drink wine, and ordered the prophets not to speak my message.

13 And now I will crush you to the ground, and you will groan like a cart loaded with grain.

14 Not even fast runners will escape; strong men will lose their strength, and soldiers will not be able to save their own lives.

15 Archers will not stand their ground, fast runners will not get away, and men on horses will not escape with their lives.

16 On that day even the bravest soldiers will drop their weapons and run." The Lord has spoken.