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!
7:5 I said, “Sovereign Lord, stop!
How can Jacob survive? 2
He is too weak!” 3
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 “stand.”
3 tn Heb “small.”