KJV King James Version
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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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
WEB World English Bible
Now therefore listen to the word of Yahweh: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t preach against the house of Isaac.’
ASV American Standard Version
Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And now, hear a word of Jehovah: thou art saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop any thing against the house of Isaac,
Surrounding context — Amos 7
13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king’s chapel, and it [is] the king’s court.
14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet’s son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
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.
17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְעַתָּ֖הH6258 · at.tahnowשְׁמַ֣עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearדְּבַר־H1697 · da.varwordיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאַתָּ֣הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)אֹמֵ֗רH559 · a.marto sayלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotתִנָּבֵא֙H5012 · na.vato prophesyעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotתַטִּ֖יףH5197 · na.taphto drip/prophesyעַל־H5921 · aluponבֵּ֥יתH1004 · betplaceיִשְׂחָֽק׃H3446 · yis.chaqIsaac
Cross-references
Ezekiel 20:46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [thy word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;Micah 2:6Prophesy ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame.Ezekiel 21:2Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,Jeremiah 28:15-17Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.Amos 7:13But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king’s chapel, and it [is] the king’s court.Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:Isaiah 30:10Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:1 Kings 22:19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.1 Samuel 15:16Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
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