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!
5:2 “The virgin 2 Israel has fallen down and will not get up again.
She is abandoned on her own land
with no one to help her get up.” 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 Or “young lady.” The term “Israel” is an appositional genitive.
3 tn Or “with no one to lift her up.”