Amos 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.”
Amos 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Amos 2:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Amos 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’”
Amos 2:12 — World English Bible
Amos 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.”
Amos 2:12 — American Standard Version
Amos 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, `Do not prophecy!'”
Amos 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.”
Amos 2:12 — Darby Translation
Amos 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But ye gaue the Nazarites wine to drinke, and commanded the Prophetes, saying, Prophecie not.”
Amos 2:12 — Geneva Bible
Amos 2:12 in Context — Amos 2
10 Y yo os hice á vosotros subir de la tierra de Egipto, y os traje por el desierto cuarenta años, para que poseyeseis la tierra del Amorrheo.
11 Y levanté de vuestros hijos para profetas, y de vuestros mancebos para que fuesen Nazareos. ¿No es esto así, dice Jehová, hijos de Israel?
12 Mas vosotros disteis de beber vino á los Nazareos; y á los profetas mandasteis, diciendo: No profeticéis.
13 Pues he aquí, yo [os] apretaré en vuestro lugar, como se aprieta el carro lleno de haces;
14 Y la huída perecerá del ligero, y el fuerte no esforzará su fuerza, ni el valiente librará su vida;
What Does Amos 2:12 Mean?
Amos 2:12 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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