Berean Standard Bible
“This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.”
Amos continues a sequence of oracles against Israel's neighbors that began in chapter 1, each introduced with the same formula of three sins and then a fourth. Here the target is Moab, and the crime is that Moab burned the bones of Edom's king to lime.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime;
King James Version (KJV)
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Moab, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because he had the bones of the king of Edom burned to dust.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
ASÍ ha dicho Jehová: Por tres pecados de Moab, y por el cuarto, no desviaré su castigo; porque quemó los huesos del rey de Idumea hasta tornarlos en cal.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
El Señor dice: «Los habitantes de Moab han acumulado maldad sobre maldad, así que no los dejaré sin castigo. Ellos han profanado el cadáver del rey de Edom, pues quemaron sus huesos hasta reducirlos a cenizas.
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