12 I will send fire on Teman(A)
    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(B)

13 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,(C)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(D) of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(E)
    that will consume(F) her fortresses
amid war cries(G) on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds(H) on a stormy day.
15 Her king[a] will go into exile,
    he and his officials together,(I)
says the Lord.(J)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(K)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(L)
    the bones of Edom’s king,
I will send fire on Moab
    that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[b](M)
Moab will go down in great tumult
    amid war cries(N) and the blast of the trumpet.(O)
I will destroy her ruler(P)
    and kill all her officials with him,”(Q)
says the Lord.(R)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,(S)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(T) of the Lord
    and have not kept his decrees,(U)
because they have been led astray(V) by false gods,[c](W)
    the gods[d] their ancestors followed,(X)
I will send fire(Y) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(Z) of Jerusalem.(AA)

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(AB)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(AC)

Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:15 Or / Molek
  2. Amos 2:2 Or of her cities
  3. Amos 2:4 Or by lies
  4. Amos 2:4 Or lies

12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

13 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;