9 Yet I destroyed the Amoritev as Israel advanced;

his heightw was like the cedars,

and he was as sturdy as the oaks;

I destroyed his fruitx above and his roots beneath.

10 And I brought you from the land of Egypty

and led you forty years in the wildernessz

in order to possess the land of the Amorite.aa

11 I raised up some of your sons as prophetsab

and some of your young men as Nazirites.ac

Is this not the case, Israelites?

This is the Lord’s declaration.