Amos 2:11–12
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2:11I made some of your sons prophets
and some of your young men Nazirites.40
Is this not true, you Israelites?”
The Lord is speaking!
2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine;41
you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’
Footnotes
- 40 Or perhaps “religious devotees” (also in the following verse). The Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) refers to one who “consecrated” or “devoted” to God (see Num 6:1–21).
- 41 Nazirites were strictly forbidden to drink wine (Num 6:2–3).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And I raised up some of your sons for prophets,
and some of your young men for Nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“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
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
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
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 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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