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Amos 2:12

Obedience

10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.

But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

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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
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
KJV
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
WEB
“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’
ASV
But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
DARBY
And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
BLB
“And the Nazirites you⁺ made to drink wine, and regarding the prophets you⁺ commanded, saying, ‘You⁺ will not prophesy.’
ÅB
Men dere fikk nasireerne til å drikke vin, og dere forbød profetene å profetere.
OTB
«Men dere fikk nasireerne til å drikke vin,
og dere befalte profetene og sa,
‘Dere skal ikke profetere!’
B1930
Men I fikk nasireerne til å drikke vin, og I forbød profetene å profetere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 30:10

    Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

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  • Amos 7:13

    But prophesy not again any more at Beth-el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.

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  • Micah 2:6

    Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.

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  • Jeremiah 11:21

    Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:

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  • Amos 7:16

    Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

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