Amos 2:11

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!

Amos 7:2

7:2 When they had completely consumed the earth’s vegetation, I said,

“Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel! ² 

How can Jacob survive? ³ 

He is too weak!” ⁴ 

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 “Israel” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “stand” (so ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).

⁴ tn Heb “small.”