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12 But you made the nazirites[a] drink wine,
    and commanded the prophets,
    saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’

13 So, I will press you down in your place,
    just as a cart presses down
    when it is full of sheaves.[b]
14 Flight shall perish from the swift,
    and the strong shall not retain their strength,
    nor shall the mighty save their lives;

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:12 That is, those separated or those consecrated
  2. Amos 2:13 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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