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11 I raised up some of your children to be prophets
        and some of your youth to be nazirites.
    Isn’t this so, people of Israel?
says the Lord.

12 But you made the nazirites drink wine,
        and commanded the prophets,
        saying, “You won’t prophesy.”
13 So now I will oppress you,
        just like a cart is weighed down[a]
        when it is full of harvested grain.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:13 Heb uncertain

11 “I also raised up prophets(A) from among your children
    and Nazirites(B) from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine
    and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.(C)

13 “Now then, I will crush you
    as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.(D)

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