2:1 The Lord says, “The people of Moab have sinned again and again, and I will not forget it. I will not leave them unpunished anymore. For they desecrated the tombs of the kings of Edom, with no respect for the dead.
2:2 Now in return I will send fire upon Moab, and it will destroy all the palaces in Kerioth. Moab shall go down in tumult as the warriors shout and trumpets blare.
2:3 And I will destroy their king and slay all the leaders under him.” The Lord has spoken.
2:4 The Lord says, “The people of Judah have sinned again and again, and I will not forget it. I will not leave them unpunished anymore. For they have rejected the laws of God, refusing to obey him. They have hardened their hearts and sinned as their fathers did.
2:5 So I will destroy Judah with fire and burn down all Jerusalem’s palaces and forts.”
2:6 The Lord says, “The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and I will not forget it. I will not leave them unpunished anymore. For they have perverted justice by accepting bribes and sold into slavery the poor who can’t repay their debts; they trade them for a pair of shoes.
2:7 They trample the poor in the dust and kick aside the meek. “And a man and his father defile the same temple girl, corrupting my holy name.
2:8 At their religious feasts they lounge in clothing stolen from their debtors, and in my own Temple they offer sacrifices of wine they purchased with stolen money.
2:9 “Yet think of all I did for them! I cleared the land of the Amorites before them—the Amorites, as tall as cedar trees, and strong as oaks! But I lopped off their fruit and cut their roots.
2:10 And I brought you out from Egypt and led you through the desert forty years, to possess the land of the Amorites.
2:11 And I chose your sons to be Nazirites and prophets—can you deny this, Israel?” asks the Lord.
2:12 “But you caused the Nazirites to sin by urging them to drink your wine, and you silenced my prophets, telling them, ‘Shut up!’
2:13 “Therefore, I will make you groan as a wagon groans that is loaded with sheaves.
2:14 Your swiftest warriors will stumble in flight. The strong will all be weak, and the great ones can no longer save themselves.
2:15 The archer’s aim will fail, the swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to flee, and even the best of horsemen can’t outrun the danger then.
2:16 The most courageous of your mighty men will drop their weapons and run for their lives that day.” The Lord God has spoken.
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