2:11 I made some of your sons prophets
and some of your young men Nazirites. 1
Is this not true, you Israelites?”
The Lord is speaking!
2:14 Fast runners will find no place to hide; 2
strong men will have no strength left; 3
warriors will not be able to save their lives.
1 tn Or perhaps “religious devotees” (also in the following verse). The Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) refers to one who “consecrated” or “devoted” to God (see Num 6:1-21).
2 tn Heb “and a place of refuge will perish from the swift.”
3 tn Heb “the strong will not increase his strength.”