Amos 2:12 meaning and explanation

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

Amos 2:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Amos speaks for God to Israel, the northern kingdom. In verses 9 to 11 God recalls his gifts: he brought Israel out of Egypt, gave them the land, and raised up prophets and Nazirites from among their own sons.

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