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I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn’t this true, you children of Israel?” says the LORD.
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Verse 11. Nazarites. Some went secretly to Jerusalem for this purpose; or perhaps they performed these rites illegally at Bethel: for many parts of the law were observed, though not perfectly. Calmet. 4:4. The Nazarites were in high estimation. Lamentations 4:7. But the dissolute Israelites ( Calmet.) derided them as well as the prophets, ( Bible.) and attempted to make them transgress. Calmet.
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