21 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 . 2 "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 . 3 "I will also cut off the judge from her midst And slay all her princes with him," says the Lord . 4 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 . 5 "So I will send fire upon Judah And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem ."
6 Thus says the Lord , "For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals . 7 "These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the helpless Also turn aside the way of the humble ; And a man and his father resort to the same girl In order to profane My holy name . 8 "On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar , And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined .
9 "Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before e them, Though his height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks ; I even destroyed his fruit above e and his root below e . 10 "It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt , And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite . 11 "Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be Nazirites . Is this not so , O sons of Israel ?" declares the Lord . 12 "But you made the Nazirites drink wine , And you commanded the prophets saying , 'You shall not prophesy !' 13 "Behold , I am weighted down beneath you As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves . 14 " Flight will perish from the swift , And the stalwart will not strengthen his power , Nor the mighty man save his life . 15 "He who grasps the bow will not stand his ground, The swift of foot will not escape , Nor will he who rides the horse save his life . 16 "Even the bravest e among the warriors will flee naked in that day ," declares the Lord .
