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and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, And commanded the prophets saying, ‘Do not prophesy!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, &#8216You shall not prophesy!&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink [despite their vows] And commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, “Do not prophesy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets,&#8221 Do not prophesy.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you commanded the prophets not to speak their message, and you pressured the Nazirites into drinking wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You made the Nazirites drink wine. You commanded the prophets to stop prophesying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But you made the nazirites drink wine, and ordered the prophets not to speak my message. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"But you forced the Nazirites to drink wine, and commanded the prophets, 'You are not to prophesy!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, 'Do not prophesy!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, 'Do not prophesy.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And you cause the Nazarites to drink wine, "" And on the prophets you have laid a charge, "" Saying, Do not prophesy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, 'Do not prophecy!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye will give the Nazarites wine to drink; and ye commanded to the prophets, saying, Ye shall not prophesy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And you will present wine to the Nazarites: and command the prophets, saying: Prophesy not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet you would offer wine to the Nazirites, and you would command the prophets, saying: “Do not prophesy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But you made the nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, “Do not prophesy!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But you made the nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, “You shall not prophesy.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But you gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets that they should not prophesy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you gave wine to drink to the Nazarites, and the Prophets you commanded not to prophesy<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink; And commanded the prophets, saying: 'Prophesy not.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But ye gave the consecrated ones wine to drink; and ye commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/2-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=328" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm">Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5139.htm" title="5139: han·nə·zi·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- One consecrated, devoted. Or nazir; from nazar; separate, i.e. Consecrated; hence an unpruned vine.">“But you made the Nazirites</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: wat·taš·qū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2mp) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: yā·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯem (V-Piel-Perf-2mp) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">and commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nə·ḇî·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: tin·nā·ḇə·’ū (V-Nifal-Imperf-2mp) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">to prophesy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a></span><br />Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/35-5.htm">Jeremiah 35:5-6</a></span><br />Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.” / “We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11</a></span><br />to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Micah 2:11</a></span><br />If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a></span><br />These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-31</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-48</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15-16</a></span><br />who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a></span><br />But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a></span><br />Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10-11</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Jeremiah 11:21</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Matthew 5:12</a></span><br />Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But you gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.</p><p class="hdg">ye gave.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-21.htm">Exodus 32:21-23</a></b></br> And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? … </p><p class="hdg">wine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/6-3.htm">Numbers 6:3</a></b></br> He shall separate <i>himself</i> from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.</p><p class="hdg">and commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Amos 7:12,13</a></b></br> Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10,11</a></b></br> Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Jeremiah 11:21</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/2-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/joel/2-7.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/daniel/6-24.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/joel/2-19.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Nazarites</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Nazirites</a> <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Prophecy</a> <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/jonah/2-10.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/amos/7-13.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Nazarites</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Nazirites</a> <a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Prophecy</a> <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">God's judgments upon Moab,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">upon Judah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">and upon Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-9.htm">God complains of their ingratitude.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/amos/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>But</b><br />The term "But" introduces a contrast or exception to what has been previously stated. In the context of Amos, God is addressing the Israelites' transgressions. This conjunction highlights the gravity of their actions, setting the stage for a specific indictment against them. It serves as a pivot from general accusations to a particular grievance, emphasizing the seriousness of their sin.<p><b>you made</b><br />indicates a deliberate action taken by the Israelites. This phrase suggests coercion or influence, implying that the Israelites actively led the Nazirites astray. The Hebrew root here conveys a sense of causation, underscoring the responsibility and culpability of the people in leading others into sin.<p><b>the Nazirites</b><br />refers to individuals who took a vow of consecration to God, as outlined in <a href="/numbers/6.htm">Numbers 6:1-21</a>. The Nazirite vow included abstaining from wine, not cutting one's hair, and avoiding contact with the dead. Nazirites were symbols of holiness and dedication, set apart for God's service. By targeting the Nazirites, the Israelites were not only corrupting individuals but also desecrating a sacred institution.<p><b>drink wine</b><br />directly violates the Nazirite vow. Wine, in this context, represents indulgence and a departure from spiritual discipline. The act of making Nazirites drink wine is symbolic of leading them away from their commitment to God. Historically, wine was a common part of social and religious life in ancient Israel, but for Nazirites, it was a forbidden substance. This phrase highlights the Israelites' disregard for God's commandments and their willingness to undermine spiritual integrity.<p><b>and commanded</b><br />implies an authoritative directive, reflecting the Israelites' audacity in attempting to control divine communication. The Hebrew root suggests a forceful imposition of will, highlighting the people's arrogance in trying to dictate the terms of their relationship with God.<p><b>the prophets</b><br />were God's messengers, called to deliver His word to the people. Prophets played a crucial role in guiding, warning, and correcting the nation. By targeting the prophets, the Israelites were rejecting divine guidance and choosing to follow their own path. This reflects a broader theme in the Bible of humanity's resistance to God's authority.<p><b>not to prophesy</b><br />is a direct attempt to silence God's voice. Prophecy was a means through which God communicated His will, warnings, and promises. By commanding the prophets not to prophesy, the Israelites were effectively rejecting God's word and choosing to live according to their own desires. This act of rebellion is a profound rejection of divine authority and a refusal to heed God's call to repentance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink.</span> Far from profiting by their example, or acknowledging the grace of God displayed in their holy lives, ye tried to get rid of their testimony by seducing or forcing them to break their vow. <span class="cmt_word">Prophesy not.</span> Israel was impatient of the continued efforts of the prophets to warn and to win; and, unmindful of the fact that the man of God had a message which he was bound to deliver (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Jeremiah 20:9</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16</a>), this ungrateful nation systematically tried to silence the voices which were a standing rebuke to them. Thus Amos himself was treated (<a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10</a>, etc.). (For proof of this opposition, see <a href="/1_kings/13-4.htm">1 Kings 13:4</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">1 Kings 18:10</a>, etc.; 1 Kings 19:2; 22:26, 27; <a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">2 Kings 6:31</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/25-15.htm">2 Chronicles 25:15, 16</a>; and comp. <a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a>, etc.; <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6</a>; <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/2-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“But you made the Nazirites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּזִרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·zi·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5139.htm">Strong's 5139: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nazirite -- one consecrated, devoted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drink</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּשְׁק֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·taš·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wine</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֑יִן</span> <span class="translit">(yā·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּיתֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophets</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּבִיאִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ḇî·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to prophesy.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tin·nā·ḇə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prophesy, speak, by inspiration</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/2-12.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 2:12 But you gave the Nazirites wine (Amo. 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