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Amos 2:3

Amos 2:3 is verse 3 of Amos chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

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King James Version

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.

World English Bible

and I will cut off the judge from among them, and will kill all its princes with him,” says Yahweh.

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Amos 2:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.

2 So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.

3 I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

4 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.

5 So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Numbers 24:17

I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.

Jeremiah 48:7

Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.

Jeremiah 48:25

The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.

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