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Amos 2:1–5

2 Thus says the Lord:

a“For three transgressions of Moab, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

Because he bburned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

2 But I will send a fire upon Moab,

And it shall devour the palaces of cKerioth;

Moab shall die with tumult,

With shouting and trumpet sound.

3 And I will cut off dthe judge from its midst,

And slay all its princes with him,”

Says the Lord.

Judgment on Judah

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of eJudah, and for four,

I will not turn away its punishment,

fBecause they have despised the law of the Lord,

And have not kept His commandments.

gTheir lies lead them astray,

Lies hwhich their fathers followed.

5 iBut I will send a fire upon Judah,

And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

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Amos 2:1–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,

even for four, I will not relent.

Because he burned to ashes

the bones of Edom’s king,

I will send fire on Moab

that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.

Moab will go down in great tumult

amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.

I will destroy her ruler

and kill all her officials with him,”

says the Lord.

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,

even for four, I will not relent.

Because they have rejected the law of the Lord

and have not kept his decrees,

because they have been led astray by false gods,

the gods their ancestors followed,

I will send fire on Judah

that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”

Amos 2:1–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Moab,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,

because he burned to lime

the bones of the king of Edom.

So I will send a fire upon Moab,

and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth,

and Moab shall die amid uproar,

amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;

I will cut off the ruler from its midst,

and will kill all its princes with him,”

says the Lord.

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Judah,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,

because they have rejected the law of the Lord,

and have not kept his statutes,

but their lies have led them astray,

those after which their fathers walked.

So I will send a fire upon Judah,

and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”

Amos 2:1–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 Kerioth:

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.

Amos 2:1–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Moab have sinned again and again,

and I will not let them go unpunished!

They desecrated the bones of Edom’s king,

burning them to ashes.

So I will send down fire on the land of Moab,

and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed.

The people will fall in the noise of battle,

as the warriors shout and the ram’s horn sounds.

And I will destroy their king

and slaughter all their princes,”

says the Lord.

This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Judah have sinned again and again,

and I will not let them go unpunished!

They have rejected the instruction of the Lord,

refusing to obey his decrees.

They have been led astray by the same lies

that deceived their ancestors.

So I will send down fire on Judah,

and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”

Amos 2:1–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Moab,

I will punish them.

They burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.

So I will send fire on Moab

that will destroy the strong buildings of the city of Kerioth.

The people of Moab will die in a great noise,

in the middle of the sounds of war and trumpets.

So I will bring an end to the king of Moab,

and I will kill all its leaders with him,” says the Lord.

This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes of Judah,

I will punish them.

They rejected the teachings of the Lord

and did not keep his commands;

they followed the same gods

as their ancestors had followed.

So I will send fire on Judah,

and it will destroy the strong buildings of Jerusalem.”

Amos 2:1–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, 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 Kerioth; 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 Jehovah.

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk. But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Amos 2:1–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime. And I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerijoth; 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 Jehovah. Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have despised the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes; and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers walked. And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Amos 2:1–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

This is what the Lord says: 

Because Moab has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime, 

I will not change my plans. 

The Moabites have cremated Edom’s king. 

I will send a fire on Moab 

and burn down the palaces of Kerioth. 

Moab will die during the noise of battle 

while troops are shouting and rams’ horns are blowing. 

I will take their judges away from them. 

I will kill all their officials at the same time. 

The Lord has said this. 

This is what the Lord says: 

Because Judah has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime, 

I will not change my plans. 

The people of Judah have rejected the Lord’s Teachings 

and haven’t kept his laws. 

They have been led astray by false teachings, 

the same ones their ancestors followed. 

I will send a fire on Judah 

and burn down the palaces of Jerusalem. 

Amos 2:1–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Moab

for three crimes, even four,

because he burned the bones

of the king of Edom to lime.

Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,

and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.

Moab will die with a tumult,

with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.

I will cut off the judge from the land

and kill all its officials with him.

The Lord has spoken.

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Judah

for three crimes, even four,

because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord

and have not kept His statutes.

The lies that their ancestors followed

have led them astray.

Therefore, I will send fire against Judah,

and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

Amos 2:1–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Thus says the Lord:

For three transgressions of Moab,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;

because he burned to lime

the bones of the king of Edom.

So I will send a fire on Moab,

and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth,

and Moab shall die amid uproar,

amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;

I will cut off the ruler from its midst,

and will kill all its officials with him,

says the Lord.

Thus says the Lord:

For three transgressions of Judah,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;

because they have rejected the law of the Lord,

and have not kept his statutes,

but they have been led astray by the same lies

after which their ancestors walked.

So I will send a fire on Judah,

and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.

Amos 2:1–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom. So I will send a fire against Moab and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Kerioth, and Moab will die amid uproar, amid war cries and amid the sound of a horn. And I will cut off the ruler from its midst and I will kill all of its officials with him,” says Yahweh.

Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of Yahweh and have not kept his rules, and their lies have led them astray, after which their ancestors walked! So I will send a fire against Judah and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Jerusalem.

Amos 2:1–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord says,

“The people of Moab have sinned again and again.

So I will punish them.

They burned the bones

of Edom’s king to ashes.

So I will send fire to destroy Moab.

It will burn up Kerioth’s forts.

Moab will come crashing down with a loud noise.

War cries will be heard.

So will the blast of trumpets.

I will cut off Moab’s ruler.

I will also kill all of its officials,”

says the Lord.

The Lord says,

“The people of Judah have sinned again and again.

So I will punish them.

They have refused to obey my law.

They have not kept my rules.

Other gods have led them down the wrong path.

Their people before them

worshiped those gods.

So I will send fire to destroy Judah.

It will burn up Jerusalem’s forts.”

Amos 2:1–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of Moab and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

“So I will send fire upon Moab

And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth;

And Moab will die amid tumult,

With war cries and the sound of a trumpet.

“I will also cut off the judge from her midst

And slay all her princes with him,” says the Lord.

Thus says the Lord,

“For three transgressions of Judah and for four

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because they rejected the law of the Lord

And have not kept His statutes;

Their lies also have led them astray,

Those after which their fathers walked.

“So I will send fire upon Judah

And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”


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