Amos

Amos 2:11–12

¹¹I raised up prophets from your sons

and Nazirites from your young men.

Is this not true,

O children of Israel?”

declares the LORD.

¹²“But you made the Nazirites drink wine

and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I raised up	וָאָקִ֤ים	wā·’ā·qîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
prophets	לִנְבִיאִ֔ים	lin·ḇî·’îm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
from your sons	מִבְּנֵיכֶם֙	mib·bə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1121 son
and Nazirites	לִנְזִרִ֑ים	lin·zi·rîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5139 one consecrated, devoted
from your young men	וּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖ם	ū·mib·ba·ḥū·rê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H970 young man
Is this	זֹ֛את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
not	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
true	הַאַ֥ף	ha·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
O children	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you made the Nazirites	הַנְּזִרִ֖ים	han·nə·zi·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5139 one consecrated, devoted
drink	וַתַּשְׁק֥וּ	wat·taš·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
wine	יָ֑יִן	yā·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
and commanded	צִוִּיתֶ֣ם	ṣiw·wî·ṯem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִים֙	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
not	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to prophesy	תִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃	tin·nā·ḇə·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5012 prophesy

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 2:11 Numbers 6:2–3 · Jeremiah 7:25

Amos 2:12 Isaiah 30:10 · Amos 7:13 · Micah 2:6 · Jeremiah 11:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.