Amos 2:11 
Context| NETBible | 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! |
| NIV © biblegateway Amo 2:11 |
I also raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from among your young men. Is this not true, people of Israel?" declares the LORD. |
| NASB © biblegateway Amo 2:11 |
"Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is this not so, O sons of Israel?" declares the LORD. |
| NLT © biblegateway Amo 2:11 |
I chose some of your sons to be prophets and others to be Nazirites. Can you deny this, my people of Israel?" asks the LORD. |
| MSG © biblegateway Amo 2:11 |
I raised up some of your young men to be prophets, set aside your best youth for training in holiness. Isn't this so, Israel?" GOD's Decree. |
| BBE © SABDAweb Amo 2:11 |
And some of your sons I made prophets, and some of your young men I made separate for myself. Is it not even so, O children of Israel? says the Lord. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Amo 2:11 |
And I raised up some of your children to be prophets and some of your youths to be nazirites. Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel? says the LORD. |
| NKJV © biblegateway Amo 2:11 |
I raised up some of your sons as prophets, And some of your young men as Nazirites. Is it not so, O you children of Israel?" Says the LORD. |
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| NETBible | 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! |
| NET Notes |
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). |

