Amos 2:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 2:12

10 Also it was ^aI who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And ^bled you forty years through the wilderness,
To possess the land of the Amorite.

11 I raised up some of your sons as ^aprophets,
And some of your young men as ^bNazirites.
Is it not so, O you children of Israel?”
Says the Lord.

12 “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink,
And commanded the prophets ^asaying,
‘Do not prophesy!’

13 “Behold,^a I am weighed down by you,
As a cart full of sheaves¹ is weighed down.

14 ^aTherefore¹ flight shall perish from the swift,
The strong shall not strengthen his power,
^bNor shall the mighty¹ deliver himself;

15 He shall not stand who handles the bow,
The swift of foot shall not¹ escape,
Nor shall he who rides a horse deliver himself.

16 The most¹ courageous men of might
Shall flee naked in that day,”
Says the Lord.

Verse Comparison: Amos 2:12

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American Standard Version
But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Amplified® Bible
But you gave the dedicated ones [the Nazirites] wine to drink and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Contemporary English Version
But you commanded the prophets not to speak their message, and you pressured the Nazirites into drinking wine.

Darby English Version
And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Good News Bible
But you made the nazirites drink wine, and ordered the prophets not to speak my message.

King James Version
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

New American Standard Bible
"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, `You shall not prophesy!'

New International Version
"But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

New King James Version
“ But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink,
And commanded the prophets saying,
‘ Do not prophesy!’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, 'You shall not prophesy!'

Revised Standard Version
"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, 'You shall not prophesy.'

Young's Literal Translation
And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, `Do not prophecy!'

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