Amos 2:12

2:12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine; ¹ 

you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’

Amos 3:7

3:7 Certainly the sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.

Amos 3:10

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.

[2:12]  ¹ sn Nazirites were strictly forbidden to drink wine (Num 6:2-3).

[3:10]  ² tn Heb “those who.”

[3:10]  ³ tn Heb “violence and destruction.” The expression “violence and destruction” stand metonymically for the goods the oppressors have accumulated by their unjust actions.