Amos 7:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֗ר לֹ֤א תִנָּבֵא֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תַטִּ֖יף עַל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂחָֽק׃

Transliteration

And-now šəmaʿ debar-YHWH ʾattāh ʾōmēr lōʾ tinnābēʾ ʿal-yiśrāʾēl and-lōʾ taṭṭîp ʿal-bêt yiśḥāq.

Grammar Details

• *weʿattāh*: conjunction with adverb - and now
• *šəmaʿ*: qal imperative, masc. singular - hear/listen
• *debar*: noun, masc. singular construct - word of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
• *ʾattāh*: 2nd masc. singular pronoun - you
• *ʾōmēr*: qal participle, masc. singular - saying
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *tinnābēʾ*: niphal imperfect, 2nd masc. singular - you shall prophesy
• *ʿal*: preposition - against/concerning
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *taṭṭîp*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd masc. singular - you shall drip/preach
• *bêt*: noun, masc. singular construct - house of
• *yiśḥāq*: proper noun - Isaac

Word Meanings

• *taṭṭîp*: drip/preach/prophesy

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 20:46 : 46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
• Ezek 21:2 : 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
• Mic 2:6 : 6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
• Amos 7:13 : 13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.
• Deut 32:2 : 2 My 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:
• 1 Sam 15:16 : 16 Then 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.
• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And 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.
• Isa 30:10 : 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:
• Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then 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. 16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.