Amos 2:12

12 "But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, 'You ¹shall not prophesy!'

Amos 2:12 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 2:12

But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink
Contrary to their vow and calling, and in contempt of it, and to make them like themselves; they either persuaded them, or forced them to it: and commanded the prophets, saying, prophesy not;
hard and heavy things, judgments and denunciations of vengeance, only smooth things; by this authoritative language it appears that this is said of the rulers and governors of the people, as king, princes, and priests; see ( Amos 7:12 Amos 7:13 ) .

Amos 2:12 In-Context

10 "It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.

11 "Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be 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 shall not prophesy!'

13 "Behold, I am weighted down beneath you As a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves.

14 "Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 30:10; Jeremiah 11:21; Amos 7:13, 16; Micah 2:6