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So I will send down fire upon Judah,
    and it will devour the fortified citadels of Jerusalem.”

A Warning to Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three transgressions of Israel
    —and now for a fourth—
        I will not turn away;
because they sold the righteous for money,
    and the poor for sandals,
moving quickly[a] to rub the face[b] of the needy in the dirt.
Corrupting[c] the ways of the humble,
    a man and his father go to the same woman,
        deliberately defiling my holy name.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:7 Lit. They chase
  2. Amos 2:7 Lit. head
  3. Amos 2:7 Lit. turning aside

I will send fire(A) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(B) of Jerusalem.(C)

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(D)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(E)
They trample on the heads of the poor
    as on the dust of the ground
    and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
    and so profane my holy name.(F)

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