10 “It was I who (A)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness (B)forty years
[a]That you might take possession of the land of the (C)Amorite.
11 “Then I (D)raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your young men to be (E)Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You (F)shall not prophesy!’

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:10 Lit To possess