Amos 2:12

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Amos 7:13 : 13 but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.
  • Isa 30:10 : 10 that say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits,
  • Mic 2:6 : 6 Prophesy ye not, [thus] they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.
  • Jer 11:21 : 21 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand;
  • Amos 7:16 : 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Amos 2:11
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    11And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith Jehovah.

  • Jer 35:5-8
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    74%

    5And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.

    6But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever:

    7neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn.

    8And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

  • Jer 35:14-16
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    14The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink none, for they obey their father's commandment: but I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not hearkened unto me.

    15I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

    16Forasmuch as the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;

  • Mic 2:11
    72%

    11If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

  • Mic 2:6
    72%

    6Prophesy ye not, [thus] they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.

  • Mic 6:15
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    15Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, [to thee] that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

  • Amos 2:13
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    13Behold, I will press [you] in your place, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.

  • Isa 28:7
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    7And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

  • Jer 13:12-13
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    71%

    12Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every [ bottle shall be filled with wine?

    13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

  • Jer 25:27-28
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    70%

    27And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

    28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ye shall surely drink.

  • Zech 7:6
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    6And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

  • Joel 1:5
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    5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

  • Num 6:2-3
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    2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself unto Jehovah,

    3he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.

  • Isa 29:9-10
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    69%

    9Tarry ye and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

    10For Jehovah hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes, the prophets; and your heads, the seers, hath he covered.

  • Amos 7:16
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    16Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;

  • Lev 10:9
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    9Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

  • Jer 35:2
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    2Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

  • Isa 51:21
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    21Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but now with wine:

  • Isa 5:22
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    22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

  • Isa 30:10
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    10that say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits,

  • Deut 29:6
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    6Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink; that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God.

  • Judg 13:7
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    7but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

  • Jer 25:15
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    15For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

  • Judg 13:4
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    4Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

  • Ezek 13:2
    68%

    2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own heart, Hear ye the word of Jehovah:

  • Jer 25:17
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    17Then took I the cup at Jehovah's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom Jehovah had sent me:

  • Amos 5:11
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    11Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

  • Ezek 44:21
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    21Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

  • Jer 49:12
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    12For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, they to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

  • Hos 9:2
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    2The threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.

  • Jer 16:8
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    8And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

  • 2 Chr 24:19
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    19Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

  • Num 6:20
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    20and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave- thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.

  • Judg 2:2
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    2and ye shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall break down their altars. But ye have not hearkened unto my voice: why have ye done this?

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    9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

  • Jer 23:15
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    15Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is ungodliness gone forth into all the land.

  • Hos 4:11
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    11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

  • Matt 11:17
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    17and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

  • Amos 7:13
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    13but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.