Amos 2:12

And yet ye caused the Nazirites to drink wine,—and, on the prophet, laid ye command, saying, Ye shall not prophesy!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11And I raised up, of your sons, for prophets, and, of your young men, for Nazirites,—Was it not even so, ye sons of Israel? Demandeth Yahweh;

13Lo! I, am pressed under you,—as a full cart is pressed by its sheaves,

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Cross References

Numbers 6:3from wine and strong drink, shall he separate himself, neither vinegar of wine nor vinegar of strong drink, shall he drink,—and no liquor of grapes, shall he drink, no grapes fresh or dried, shall he eat.

Jeremiah 11:21Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh Concerning the men of Anathoth, who are seeking thy life, saying,—Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of Yahweh, So shalt thou not die by our hand:

Amos 7:16Now, therefore, hear thou the word of Yahweh,—Thou art saying, Thou must not prophesy concerning Israel, nor let thy word drop down upon 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 →

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