Feb 15, 2024
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.
7 They trample on the heads of the
poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the
oppressed.
Father and son use the same
girl
and so profane my holy name.
8 They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.
In the house of their god
they drink wine taken as
fines.
9 “Yet I destroyed
the Amorites before them,
though they were tall as the
cedars
and strong as the oaks.
I destroyed their fruit
above
and their roots below.
10 I brought you up out of Egypt
and led you forty years in the
wilderness
to give you the land of the
Amorites.
11 “I also raised
up prophets from among your children
and Nazirites from among your
youths.
Is this not true, people of
Israel?”
declares
the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink
wine
and commanded the prophets not to
prophesy.
13 “Now then, I
will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with
grain.
14 The swift will not escape,
the strong will not muster their
strength,
and the warrior will not save his
life.
15 The archer will not stand his
ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get
away,
and the horseman will not save his
life.
16 Even the bravest warriors
will flee naked on that day,”
declares
the Lord.