Amos 2:12
But you persuaded the Nazirites to drink wine 1 and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
In Context
13Look, I will crush you 1 as a cart that is full of grain can crush someone. 1
Cross References
Numbers 6:3he must keep himself from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from strong drink. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
Jeremiah 11:21Therefore Yahweh says this concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life, “They say, 'You must not prophesy in the name of Yahweh, or you will die by our hand.'
Amos 7:16Now hear the word of Yahweh. You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not speak against the house of Isaac.'
Matthew Henry on Amos 2:10-16
God's Remonstrance with Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 9 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. 10 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. 11 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 . 12 But… Read the whole commentary →