Amos 2:11

2:11 I made some of your sons prophets

and some of your young men Nazirites.

Is this not true, you Israelites?”

The Lord is speaking!

Amos 2:14

2:14 Fast runners will find no place to hide;

strong men will have no strength left;

warriors will not be able to save their lives.


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).

tn Heb “and a place of refuge will perish from the swift.”

tn Heb “the strong will not increase his strength.”