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Thus says the Lord , "For three transgressions of ^(a)Moab and for four I will not ^[a]revoke its punishment, Because he ^(b)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

"So I will send fire upon Moab And it will consume the citadels of ^(c)Kerioth; And Moab will die amid ^(d)tumult, With ^[b]war cries and the sound of a trumpet.

"I will also cut off the ^[c](e)judge from her midst And slay all her ^(f)princes with him," says the Lord .

Thus says the Lord , "For three transgressions of ^(g)Judah and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they ^(h)rejected the law of the Lord And have not kept His statutes; Their ^[d](i)lies also have led them astray, Those after which their ^(j)fathers walked.

"So I will ^(k)send fire upon Judah And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem."

Thus says the Lord , "For three transgressions of ^(l)Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they ^(m)sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals.

"These who ^[e]pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the ⁽ⁿ⁾helpless Also ^(o)turn aside the way of the humble; And a ^(p)man and his father ^[f]resort to the same ^[g]girl In order to profane My holy name.

"On garments ^(q)taken as pledges they stretch out beside ^(r)every altar, And in the house of their God they ^(s)drink the wine of those who have been fined.

"Yet it was I who destroyed the ^(t)Amorite before them, ^[h]Though his ^(u)height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his ^(v)fruit above and his root below.

"It was I who ^(w)brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness ^(x)forty years ^[i]That you might take possession of the land of the ^(y)Amorite.

"Then I ^(z)raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be ^(aa)Nazirites. Is this not so, O sons of Israel?" declares the Lord .

"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You ^(ab)shall not prophesy!'

"Behold, I am ^[j](ac)weighted down beneath you As a wagon ^[k]is weighted down when filled with sheaves.

"^[l](ad)Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the ^(ae)mighty man save his ^[m]life.

"He who ^(af)grasps the bow will not stand his ground, The swift of foot will not escape, Nor will he who rides the ^(ag)horse save his ^[n]life.

"Even the ^[o]bravest among the warriors will ^(ah)flee naked in that day," declares the Lord .

Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire ^[a](a)family which ^[b]He brought up from the land of Egypt:

"^(b)You only have I ^[c]chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will ^[d](c)punish you for all your iniquities."