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.
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.
I will cut off the ruler of (Moab) and kill all the officials with him , ” says the LORD.
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 ....
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels 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.
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 lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God , they drink wine obtained through fines.
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.
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.
I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true , O children of Israel ? ” declares the LORD.
“ But you made the Nazirites drink - wine ... and commanded ... the prophets not to prophesy.
Behold , I am about to crush you in your place as (with) a cart full grain.
Escape will fail the swift , the strong will not prevail by his strength , and the mighty will not save his life.
The archer ... will not stand his ground , the fleet of foot will not escape , and the horseman ... will not save his life.
Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day , ” declares the LORD.