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 5:2

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 

Amos 3:4-5

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?

[2:11]  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).

[5:2]  ² tn Or “young lady.” The term “Israel” is an appositional genitive.

[5:2]  ³ tn Or “with no one to lift her up.”

[3:4]  ³ tn Heb “without having prey [or “food”].”