Amos 2:12–13
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2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine;41
you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’
2:13Look! I will press you down,
like a cart loaded down with grain presses down.42
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- 41 Nazirites were strictly forbidden to drink wine (Num 6:2–3).
- 42 The precise meaning of this verse is unclear. Various suggested meanings have been proposed (see S. M. Paul, Amos [Hermeneia], ): (1) One option is to relate the verb to an Arabic verb, meaning “to hinder; to hamper,” and translate, “I am making you immobile, like a cart filled with grain is immobile.” In this case, the Lord refers to Israel’s inability to escape his coming judgment (see vv. 14–16; ). (2) Another view relates the verb to a different Arabic verb meaning “to cut in pieces,” translating “I will cut you in pieces as a cart cuts in pieces [the earth],” referring to the ruts and rifts in the ground caused by an earthquake. (3) Some relate the verb to an Arabic root meaning “to groan” with the idea that the Lord causes the ground underneath Israel to groan (cf. ). (4) The translation connects the verb to an Aramaism signifying to “press down” (cf. , ). Some English versions translate the verb in an intransitive sense as “I am weighted down” (cf. , ) or “I groan beneath you” (). For this last option, see F. I. Andersen and D. N. Freedman, Amos (), .
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
“Behold, I will press you down in your place,
as a cart full of sheaves presses down.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
“Now then, I will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
“Do not prophesy.”
Look, I am about to crush you in your place
as a wagon crushes when full of grain.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine,
and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’
“So I will make you groan
like a wagon loaded down with sheaves of grain.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’ Look! I am going to press you down in your place just as a utility cart full of mature stalks of grain is pressed down.
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KJV 1900King James Version
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink;
And commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
Behold, I am pressed under you,
As a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
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