In Context

8 And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink in the house of their gods.

9 And I — I have destroyed the Amorite from before them, Whose height is as the height of cedars, And strong he is as the oaks, And I destroy his fruit from above, And his roots from beneath.

10 And I — I have brought you up from the land of Egypt, And cause you to go in a wilderness forty years, To possess the land of the Amorite.

11 And I raise of your sons for prophets, And of your choice ones for Nazarites, Is not this true, O sons of Israel? An affirmation of Jehovah.

12 And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, 'Do not prophecy!'

13 Lo, I am pressing you under, As the full cart doth press for itself a sheaf.

Amos 2:11 in Other Translations