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Amos 2:3

Judgment

1 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:

2 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.

4 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:

5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.
KJV
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
WEB
and I will cut off the judge from among them, and will kill all its princes with him,” says the LORD.
ASV
and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
DARBY
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
BLB
And I will cut off the judge from her midst, and all her princes I will kill with him,” says YHWH.
ÅB
og jeg vil utrydde dommeren av deres land, og alle dets fyrster vil jeg drepe sammen med ham, sier Herren.
OTB
Jeg vil fjerne dommeren fra deres midte
og gjøre ende på alle hennes ledere med ham,»
sier Herren.
B1930
og jeg vil utrydde dommeren av deres land, og alle dets fyrster vil jeg drepe sammen med ham, sier Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 48:7

    For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

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  • Numbers 24:17

    I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

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  • Jeremiah 48:25

    The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 40:23

    That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

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  • Psalms 2:10

    Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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