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Amos 2

16 aligned verses; 16 with wording or punctuation differences .

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This is what the LORD says: For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king .
Thus says Yahweh : " For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime;
So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth . Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
But I will send a fire on Moab , And it will devour the palaces of Kerioth ; And Moab will die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;
I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him, says the LORD .
And I will cut off the judge from their midst, And will kill all its princes with him, " says Yahweh .
This is what the LORD says: For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes ; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked .
Thus says Yahweh : " For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because they have rejected Yahweh's law , And have not kept his statutes , And their lies have led them astray , After which their fathers walked ;
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
But I will send a fire on Judah , And it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem. "
This is what the LORD says: For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
Thus says Yahweh : " For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because they have sold the righteous for silver , And the needy for a pair of shoes;
They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name .
They trample on the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, And deny justice to the oppressed; And a man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name ;
They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge . And in the house of their God , they drink wine obtained through fines .
And they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge ; And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined .
Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks . Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below .
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, Whose height was like the height of the cedars, And he was strong as the oaks ; Yet I destroyed his fruit from above , and his roots from beneath .
And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt , And led you forty years in the wilderness, To possess the land of the Amorite.
I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel? declares the LORD .
I raised up some of your sons for prophets, And some of your young men for Nazirites . Isn't this true, You children of Israel? " says Yahweh .
But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy .
" But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, And commanded the prophets , saying, 'Don't prophesy !'
Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain.
Behold, I will crush you in your place , As a cart crushes that is full of grain.
Escape will fail the swift , the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
Flight will perish from the swift ; And the strong won't strengthen his force; Neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape , and the horseman will not save his life.
Neither shall he stand who handles the bow; And he who is swift of foot won't escape ; Neither shall he who rides the horse deliver himself;
Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day, declares the LORD .
And he who is courageous among the mighty will flee away naked in that day, " says Yahweh .

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