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# Chapter 2
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1. This is what the LORD says:
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"The people of Moab have sinned again and again,
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and I will not let them go unpunished!
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They desecrated the bones of Edom's king,
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burning them to ashes.
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2. So I will send down fire on the land of Moab,
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and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed.
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The people will fall in the noise of battle,
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as the warriors shout and the ram's horn sounds.
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3. And I will destroy their king
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and slaughter all their princes,"
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says the LORD.
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God's Judgment on Judah and Israel
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4. This is what the LORD says:
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"The people of Judah have sinned again and again,
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and I will not let them go unpunished!
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They have rejected the instruction of the LORD,
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refusing to obey his decrees.
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They have been led astray by the same lies
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that deceived their ancestors.
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5. So I will send down fire on Judah,
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and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed."
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6. This is what the LORD says:
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"The people of Israel have sinned again and again,
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and I will not let them go unpunished!
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They sell honorable people for silver
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and poor people for a pair of sandals.
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7. They trample helpless people in the dust
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and shove the oppressed out of the way.
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Both father and son sleep with the same woman,
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corrupting my holy name.
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8. At their religious festivals,
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they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security.
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In the house of their gods,
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they drink wine bought with unjust fines.
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9. "But as my people watched,
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I destroyed the Amorites,
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though they were as tall as cedars
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and as strong as oaks.
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I destroyed the fruit on their branches
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and dug out their roots.
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10. It was I who rescued you from Egypt
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and led you through the desert for forty years,
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so you could possess the land of the Amorites.
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11. I chose some of your sons to be prophets
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and others to be Nazirites.
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Can you deny this, my people of Israel?"
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asks the LORD.
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12. "But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine,
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and you commanded the prophets, 'Shut up!'
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13. "So I will make you groan
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like a wagon loaded down with sheaves of grain.
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14. Your fastest runners will not get away.
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The strongest among you will become weak.
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Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.
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15. The archers will not stand their ground.
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The swiftest runners won't be fast enough to escape.
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Even those riding horses won't be able to save themselves.
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16. On that day the most courageous of your fighting men
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will drop their weapons and run for their lives,"
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says the LORD.
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