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Amos 2:12

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2:12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine; 1 

you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’

Amos 7:13

Context
7:13 Don’t prophesy at Bethel 2  any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!” 3 

1 sn Nazirites were strictly forbidden to drink wine (Num 6:2-3).

2 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

3 tn Heb “for it is a temple of a king and it is a royal house.” It is possible that the phrase “royal house” refers to a temple rather than a palace. See S. M. Paul, Amos (Hermeneia), 243.



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