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


In Context

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.

14 And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.

Amos 2:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:12"But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:12And you will present wine to the Nazarites: and command the prophets, saying: Prophesy not.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12|But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, 'Don't prophesy!'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:12But you gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.