Amos 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.”

Amos 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’”

Amos 2:12 — World English Bible

Amos 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. ”

Amos 2:12 — American Standard Version

Amos 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Amos 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. ”

Amos 2:12 — Darby Translation

Amos 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But ye gaue the Nazarites wine to drinke, and commanded the Prophetes, saying, Prophecie not.”

Amos 2:12 — Geneva Bible

Amos 2:12 in Context — Amos 2

10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord.

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

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

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What Does Amos 2:12 Mean?

Amos 2:12 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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