Amos 2:4

Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have rejected Yahweh’s law, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have led them astray, after which their fathers walked;

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WEBBE

The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have rejected the LORD’s law, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have led them astray, after which their fathers walked;

BSB

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.

KJV

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

ASV

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk.

BBE

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Judah, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given up the law of the Lord, and have not kept his rules; and their false ways, in which their fathers went, have made them go out of the right way.

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כֹּה koh thus H3541 אָמַר 'a·mar he says H559 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 שְׁלֹשָׁה she·lo·shah three H7969 פִּשְׁעֵי pish·'ei (the) transgressions of H6588 יְהוּדָה ye·hu·dah Judah H3063 וְעַל־ ve·'al- and on H5921 אַרְבָּעָה 'ar·ba·'ah four H702 לֹא lo' not H3808 אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ 'a·shi·ve·nu I will revoke it H7725 עַל־ 'al- because H5921 מָאֳסָם mo·'o·sam have rejected they H3988 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 תּוֹרַת to·rat [the] law of H8451 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְחֻקָּיו ve·chu·kav and statutes his H2706 לֹא lo' not H3808 שָׁמָרוּ sha·ma·ru they have kept H8104 וַיַּתְעוּם vai·yat·'um and they have misled them H8582 כִּזְבֵיהֶם kiz·vei·hem lies their H3577 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 הָלְכוּ ha·le·khu they walked H1980 אֲבוֹתָם 'a·vo·tam ancestors their H1 אַחֲרֵיהֶם 'a·cha·rei·hem after them H310

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

The evil passions of the heart break out in various forms; but the Lord looks to our motives, as well as our conduct. Those that deal cruelly, shall be cruelly dealt with. Other nations were reckoned with for injuries done to men; Judah is reckoned with for dishonour done to God. Judah despised the law of the Lord; and he justly gave them up to strong delusion; nor was it any excuse for their sin, that they were the lies, the idols, after which their fathers walked. The worst abominations and most grievous oppressions have been committed by some of the professed worshippers of the Lord. Such conduct leads many to unbelief and vile idolatry.

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