Amos 2:8–12
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8they lay themselves down beside every altar
on garments wtaken in pledge,
and in the house of their God they drink
the wine of those who have been fined.
9“Yet xit was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
ywhose height was like the height of the cedars
and who was as strong as the oaks;
zI destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.
10aAlso it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt
band led you forty years in the wilderness,
xto possess the land of the Amorite.
11And I raised up some of your sons for prophets,
and some of your young men for cNazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12“But you made the Nazirites ddrink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, e‘You shall not prophesy.’
Cross references
- wSee Ex. 22:26
- xDeut. 2:31; Josh. 24:8; See Num. 21:21–25
- y[Num. 13:32, 33; Isa. 10:33]
- z[Job 18:16]
- ach. 3:1; Ex. 12:17, 51
- bSee Deut. 8:2
- x[See ver. 9 above]
- cNum. 6:2
- d[Num. 6:3]
- ech. 7:13, 16; Isa. 30:10; Mic. 2:6
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.
In the house of their god
they drink wine taken as fines.
“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.
I brought you up out of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness
to give you the land of the Amorites.
“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.
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
They stretch out beside every altar
on garments taken as collateral,
and in the house of their God
they drink wine obtained through fines.
Yet I destroyed the Amorite as Israel advanced;
his height was like the cedars,
and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.
And I brought you from the land of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness
in order to possess the land of the Amorite.
I raised up some of your sons as prophets
and some of your young men as Nazirites.
Is this not the case, Israelites?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
“Do not prophesy.”
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
At their religious festivals,
they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security.
In the house of their gods,
they drink wine bought with unjust fines.
“But as my people watched,
I destroyed the Amorites,
though they were as tall as cedars
and as strong as oaks.
I destroyed the fruit on their branches
and dug out their roots.
It was I who rescued you from Egypt
and led you through the desert for forty years,
so you could possess the land of the Amorites.
I chose some of your sons to be prophets
and others to be Nazirites.
Can you deny this, my people of Israel?”
asks the Lord.
“But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine,
and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
They stretch themselves out beside every altar on clothing taken in pledge and they drink wine, bought with fines imposed, in the house of their God. Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, who was as tall as cedars and was as strong as the oaks. I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath. And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the wilderness forty years to take possession of the land of the Amorite. And I raised up some of your sons to be prophets and some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is it not so, O people of Israel? This is the declaration of Yahweh! But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
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KJV 1900King James Version
And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar,
And they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them,
Whose height was like the height of the cedars,
And he was strong as the oaks;
Yet I destroyed his fruit from above,
And his roots from beneath.
Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And led you forty years through the wilderness,
To possess the land of the Amorite.
And I raised up of your sons for prophets,
And of your young men for Nazarites.
Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord.
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink;
And commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
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