2:12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine; 1
you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’
3:10 “They do not know how to do what is right.” (The Lord is speaking.)
“They store up 2 the spoils of destructive violence 3 in their fortresses.
5:2 “The virgin 4 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.” 5
6:6 They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, 6
and pour the very best oils on themselves. 7
Yet they are not concerned over 8 the ruin 9 of Joseph.
7:6 The Lord decided not to do this. 10 The sovereign Lord said, “This will not happen either.”
9:10 All the sinners among my people will die by the sword –
the ones who say, ‘Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.’
1 sn Nazirites were strictly forbidden to drink wine (Num 6:2-3).
2 tn Heb “those who.”
3 tn Heb “violence and destruction.” The expression “violence and destruction” stand metonymically for the goods the oppressors have accumulated by their unjust actions.
3 tn Or “young lady.” The term “Israel” is an appositional genitive.
4 tn Or “with no one to lift her up.”
4 sn Perhaps some religious rite is in view, or the size of the bowls is emphasized (i.e., bowls as large as sacrificial bowls).
5 tn Heb “with the best of oils they anoint [themselves].”
6 tn Or “not sickened by.”
7 sn The ruin of Joseph may refer to the societal disintegration in Israel, or to the effects of the impending judgment.
5 tn Or “changed his mind about this.”