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:
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 2 of Amos. The judgment against Moab gives way to the judgment against Judah. This transition is theologically important because it demonstrates that God’s standard applies not only to foreign nations but also to the people who have a particular relationship with him.
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So spricht der HERR: Um drei und vier Frevel willen Juda's will ich sein nicht schonen, darum daß sie des HERRN Gesetz verachten und seine Rechte nicht halten und lassen sich ihre Lügen verführen, welchen ihre Väter nachgefolgt sind;
Así ha dicho Jehová: Por tres pecados de Judá, y por el cuarto, no desviaré su castigo; porque menospreciaron la ley de Jehová, y no guardaron sus ordenanzas; e hiciéronlos errar sus mentiras, en pos de las cuales anduvieron sus padres.
Ainsi parle l'Eternel: A cause de trois crimes de Juda, Même de quatre, je ne révoque pas mon arrêt, Parce qu'ils ont méprisé la loi de l'Eternel Et qu'ils n'ont pas gardé ses ordonnances, Parce qu'ils ont été égarés par les idoles mensongères Après lesquelles leurs pères ont marché.
Così ha detto il Signore: Per tre misfatti di Giuda, nè per quattro, io non gli renderò la sua retribuzione; ma, perciocchè hanno sprezzata la Legge del Signore, e non hanno osservati i suoi statuti; e le lor menzogne, dietro alle quali andarono già i lor padri, li hanno traviati.
Assim diz o SENHOR: Por três transgressões de Judá, e por quatro, não retirarei o castigo, porque rejeitaram a lei do SENHOR, e não guardaram os seus estatutos, antes se deixaram enganar por suas próprias mentiras, após as quais andaram seus pais.
耶和華如此說: 「 猶大 三番四次犯罪, 厭棄耶和華的訓誨, 不遵守他的律例; 他們祖先所隨從虛假的偶像 使他們走迷了, 我必不撤銷對它的懲罰。
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