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10 And I brought you out from Egypt and led you through the desert forty years, to possess the land of the Amorites. 11 And I chose your sons to be Nazirites[a] and prophets—can you deny this, Israel?” asks the Lord. 12 “But you caused the Nazirites to sin by urging them to drink your wine, and you silenced my prophets, telling them, ‘Shut up!’

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:11 to be Nazirites, see Numbers 6.

10 I brought you up out of Egypt(A)
    and led(B) you forty years in the wilderness(C)
    to give you the land of the Amorites.(D)

11 “I also raised up prophets(E) from among your children
    and Nazirites(F) 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.(G)

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