New Living Translation (NLT)
Amos 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.
12 “But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine, and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’
13 “So I will make you groan like a wagon loaded down with sheaves of grain.
14 Your fastest runners will not get away. The strongest among you will become weak. Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.
15 The archers will not stand their ground. The swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to escape. Even those riding horses won’t be able to save themselves.
16 On that day the most courageous of your fighting men will drop their weapons and run for their lives,” says the LORD.
Amos 3
1 Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel and Judah—against the entire family I rescued from Egypt:
2 “From among all the families on the earth, I have been intimate with you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins.”
3 Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?
4 Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey?
5 Does a bird ever get caught in a trap that has no bait? Does a trap spring shut when there’s nothing to catch?
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