Amos 2:9-16
English Standard Version
9 “Yet (A)it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
(B)whose height was like the height of the cedars
and who was as strong as the oaks;
(C)I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.
10 (D)Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt
(E)and led you forty years in the wilderness,
(F)to possess the land of the Amorite.
11 And I raised up some of your sons for prophets,
and some of your young men for (G)Nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites (H)drink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, (I)‘You shall not prophesy.’
13 “Behold, I will press you down in your place,
as a cart full of sheaves presses down.
14 (J)Flight shall perish from the swift,
(K)and the strong shall not retain his strength,
(L)nor shall the mighty save his life;
15 he who handles the bow shall not stand,
and he who is (M)swift of foot shall not save himself,
(N)nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
16 and he who is stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked in that day,”
declares the Lord.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.