10. It was I who rescued you from Egyptand led you through the desert for forty years,so you could possess the land of the Amorites.
11. I chose some of your sons to be prophetsand 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 groanlike 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 menwill drop their weapons and run for their lives,”says the lord.