1. This is what the Lord says:‘For three sins of Moab,even for four, I will not relent.Because he burned to ashesthe bones of Edom’s king,
2. I will send fire on Moabthat will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.Moab will go down in great tumultamid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.
3. I will destroy her rulerand kill all her officials with him,’says the Lord.
4. This is what the Lord says:‘For three sins of Judah,even for four, I will not relent.Because they have rejected the law of the Lordand have not kept his decrees,because they have been led astray by false gods,the gods their ancestors followed,
5. I will send fire on Judahthat will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.’
6. This is what the Lord says:‘For three sins of Israel,even for four, I will not relent.They sell the innocent for silver,and the needy for a pair of sandals.