Amos 2:13
11 I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain.
14 Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
15 The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain.
- KJV
- Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
- WEB
- Behold, I will crush you in your place, as a cart crushes that is full of grain.
- ASV
- Behold, I will press [you] in your place, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.
- DARBY
- Behold, I will press upon you, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.
- BLB
- Behold, I am going to press you⁺ under, as a cart full of sheaves presses down.
- ÅB
- Se, jeg vil knuge dere ned, slik som en vogn full av kornbånd knuger allting ned;
- OTB
- Se, jeg presser ned på dere,
akkurat som en vogn presses ned når den er fylt med kornbånd. - B1930
- Se, jeg vil knuge eder ned, likesom en vogn full av kornbånd knuger allting ned;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 1:14
I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
Read in contextIsaiah 7:13
Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?
Read in contextMalachi 2:17
You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
Read in contextIsaiah 43:24
You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:43
Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but enraged Me with all these things, I will surely bring your deeds down upon your own head, declares the Lord GOD. Have you not committed this lewdness on top of all your other abominations?
Read in contextEzekiel 6:9
Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.
Read in contextPsalms 78:40
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
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