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
3:4 Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? 4
Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
3:5 Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait?
Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?
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.”
3 tn Heb “without having prey [or “food”].”