Amos 2:12

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But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, saying, 'Do not prophesy.'

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  • Amos 7:13 : 13 'But never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.'
  • Isa 30:10 : 10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'
  • Mic 2:6 : 6 'Do not preach,' they preach. 'Do not preach about such things; disgrace will not overtake us.'
  • Jer 11:21 : 21 Therefore, this is what the LORD says concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life and say, ‘Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hands.’
  • Amos 7:16 : 16 Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord: You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'

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  • Amos 2:11
    82%

    11'I raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, people of Israel?' declares the LORD.

  • Jer 35:5-8
    4 verses
    74%

    5Then I set bowls full of wine and cups before the sons of the house of the Rechabites and said to them, 'Drink wine.'

    6But they said, 'We will not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of Rechab, our ancestor, commanded us, saying: “You and your descendants must never drink wine.”'

    7'You must not build houses, sow seed, plant vineyards, or own any of these things, but instead, live in tents all your days so that you may live long in the land where you sojourn.'

    8We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab, son of Rechab, our ancestor, in everything he instructed us, so that we do not drink wine all our days—we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters.

  • Jer 35:14-16
    3 verses
    73%

    14The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, have been upheld to this day. They have obeyed their ancestor's command. But I have spoken to you persistently, and you have not listened to Me.

    15I sent all My servants the prophets to you persistently, saying: 'Turn now, each one of you, from your evil ways and correct your deeds. Do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you shall dwell in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to Me.

    16Surely the sons of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have kept the command their ancestor gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.

  • Mic 2:11
    72%

    11If someone full of wind and deceit lies and says, 'I will preach to you about wine and strong drink,' that would be just the preacher for this people!

  • Mic 2:6
    72%

    6'Do not preach,' they preach. 'Do not preach about such things; disgrace will not overtake us.'

  • Mic 6:15
    71%

    15You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not use their oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.

  • Hab 2:15
    71%

    15Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, pouring out your wrath and making him drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!

  • Amos 2:13
    71%

    13Behold, I am about to press you down as a cart full of sheaves presses down.

  • Isa 28:7
    71%

    7But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

  • Jer 13:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12Say this to them: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Every jar will be filled with wine.' And if they say to you, 'Do we not know that every jar will be filled with wine?'

    13Then you shall say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land, the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem with drunkenness.

  • Jer 25:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27Then say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink, get drunk, and vomit; fall and do not rise, because of the sword I am sending among you.'

    28If they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, tell them, 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: You must drink it!'

  • Zech 7:6
    70%

    6And when you eat and when you drink, aren’t you eating and drinking for yourselves?

  • Joel 1:5
    70%

    5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because of the fresh wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.

  • Num 6:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: If a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate themselves for the LORD,

    3they must abstain from wine and any strong drink. They must not drink vinegar made from wine or vinegar made from strong drink. They must not drink any liquid made from grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.

  • Isa 29:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9Be astonished and amazed! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine—they stagger, but not from strong drink.

    10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes—the prophets; He has covered your heads—the seers.

  • Amos 7:16
    69%

    16Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord: You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'

  • Lev 10:9
    69%

    9'Do not drink wine or strong drink, you or your sons, when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a permanent statute for all your generations.

  • Jer 35:2
    69%

    2Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, bring them into the house of the LORD, to one of the chambers, and offer them wine to drink.

  • Isa 51:21
    68%

    21Therefore hear this, you afflicted one, who are drunk but not with wine.

  • Isa 5:22
    68%

    22Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and valiant at mixing strong drink,

  • Isa 30:10
    68%

    10They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'

  • Deut 29:6
    68%

    6When you came to this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.

  • Judg 13:7
    68%

    7But he said to me, 'Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.'

  • Jer 25:15
    68%

    15This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: 'Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.'

  • Judg 13:4
    68%

    4Now therefore, be careful! Do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean.

  • Ezek 13:2
    68%

    2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD.

  • Jer 25:17
    68%

    17So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations to whom he sent me drink it.

  • Amos 5:11
    68%

    11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.

  • Ezek 44:21
    67%

    21No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.

  • Jer 49:12
    67%

    12For this is what the LORD says: If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, should you go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, but you must certainly drink it.

  • Isa 5:11
    67%

    11Woe to those who rise early in the morning to chase after strong drink, and who continue into the evening, inflamed by wine.

  • Hos 9:2
    67%

    2The threshing floor and the winepress will not provide for them, and the new wine will fail them.

  • Jer 16:8
    67%

    8Do not enter a house where feasting is taking place to sit with them, to eat and drink.

  • 2 Chr 24:19
    67%

    19The Lord sent prophets among them to bring them back to Him, but though the prophets testified against them, they refused to listen.

  • Num 6:20
    67%

    20The priest shall then wave these as a wave offering before the LORD; they are holy and belong to the priest, together with the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.

  • Judg 2:2
    67%

    2But you must not make a covenant with the people who live in this land. Instead, you are to break down their altars. Yet you have not obeyed me. What is this that you have done?'

  • Isa 24:9
    67%

    9They no longer drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

  • Jer 23:15
    67%

    15Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: Behold, I will make them eat bitter wormwood and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.

  • Hos 4:11
    66%

    11Fornication, wine, and new wine take away the heart and understanding.

  • Matt 11:17
    66%

    17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

  • Amos 7:13
    66%

    13'But never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.'