I will cut off the judge(A) from the land
and kill all its officials(B) with him.
The Lord has spoken.

Judgment on Judah

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Judah(C)
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord(D)
and have not kept His statutes.(E)
The lies(F) that their ancestors followed(G)
have led them astray.
Therefore, I will send fire(H) against Judah,
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

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I will destroy her ruler(A)
    and kill all her officials with him,”(B)
says the Lord.(C)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,(D)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(E) of the Lord
    and have not kept his decrees,(F)
because they have been led astray(G) by false gods,[a](H)
    the gods[b] their ancestors followed,(I)
I will send fire(J) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(K) of Jerusalem.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:4 Or by lies
  2. Amos 2:4 Or lies