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9 And I destroyed the Amorite from their face, whom his height as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; and I will destroy his fruit from above and his roots from beneath. 10 And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and I will cause you to come into the desert forty years to possess the land of the Amorite. 11 And I will raise up from your sons for prophets, and from your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even this, ye sons of Israel? says Jehovah. 12 And ye will give the Nazarites wine to drink; and ye commanded to the prophets, saying, Ye shall not prophesy. 13 Behold, I am pressed under you as a wagon will be pressed being filled with the sheaf to it. 14 And flight perished from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his power, and the mighty shall not save his soul. 15 And he holding the bow shall not stand; and the swift with his feet shall not escape: and he riding the horse shall not save his soul. 16 And he strong of heart among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, says Jehovah. Amos 2:9-16, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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