9. Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,whose height was like the height of the cedars.He was strong as the oaks,yet I destroyed his fruit aboveand his roots below.
10. It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,and led you forty years through the wilderness,to possess the land of the Amorite.
11. I raised up some of your sons as prophets,and some of your young men as Nazirites.Is it not so, O children of Israel?says the Lord.
12. But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, “Do not prophesy.”
13. Indeed I will slow you down,as a wagon is slowed that is full of sheaves.
14. Flight will perish from the swift,the strong will not retain his strength,nor will the warrior save his life.
15. The bowman will not stand firm,the swift-footed will not escape,nor will the horseman save his life.
16. He that is courageous among the warriorswill flee away naked on that day,says the Lord.