Judgment on Judah and Israel

Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of (A)Moab and for four
I will not [a]revoke its punishment,
Because he (B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
“So I will send fire upon Moab
And it will consume the citadels of (C)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid (D)tumult,
With [b]war cries and the sound of a trumpet.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:1 Lit cause it to turn back, and so throughout the ch
  2. Amos 2:2 Or shouts

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(B)
    the bones of Edom’s king,
I will send fire on Moab
    that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[a](C)
Moab will go down in great tumult
    amid war cries(D) and the blast of the trumpet.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:2 Or of her cities