Amos 2:11-13

EasyEnglish Bible

¹¹ I chose some men among you to be prophets, and some to be Nazirites.^[a] You Israelites know that it is true.’ That is what the Lord says. ¹² ‘But you told the Nazirites to drink wine, like everyone else. And you said to the prophets, “Do not speak messages from God.” 

¹³ So I will punish you. A cart that has a heavy load pushes down on the ground. That is how I will push down on you.