Amos 2:4-8

Contemporary English Version

Judgment on Judah

⁴The Lord said:

I will punish Judah
for countless crimes,
    and I won't change my mind.
They have rejected my teachings
    and refused to obey me.
They were led astray
by the same false gods
    their ancestors worshiped.
⁵Now I will send fire on Judah
and destroy the fortresses
    of Jerusalem.

Judgment on Israel

⁶The Lord said:

I will punish Israel
for countless crimes,
    and I won't change my mind.
They sell honest people for money,
and the needy are sold
    for the price of sandals.
⁷They smear the poor in the dirt
and push aside
    those who are helpless.

My holy name is dishonored,
because fathers and sons sleep
    with the same young women.
⁸They lie down beside altars
on clothes taken
    as security for loans.
And they drink wine in my temple,
wine bought with the money
    they received from fines.