Holman Christian Standard Bible

Amos 2:1-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

1. The Lord says:I will not relent from punishing Moab for three crimes, even four,because he burned the bonesof the king of Edom to lime.

2. Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die with a tumult, with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.

3. I will cut off the judge from the landand kill all its officials with him.The Lord has spoken.

4. The Lord says:I will not relent from punishing Judah for three crimes, even four,because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord and have not kept His statutes. The lies that their ancestors followed have led them astray.

5. Therefore, I will send fire against Judah,and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

6. The Lord says:I will not relent from punishing Israel for three crimes, even four,because they sell a righteous person for silverand a needy person for a pair of sandals.