Amos 7:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now therefore hear the word of the LORD: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• 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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And therfore, heare thou now the worde off the LORDE: Thou saiest: prophecy not agaynst Israel, and speake nothinge agaynst the house off Isaac.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now therefore heare thou the word of the Lord. Thou sayest, Prophecie not against Israel, & speake nothing against the house of Izhak.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Now therfore heare thou the word of the Lorde: Thou sayest, Prophecie not against Israel, and speake nothing against the house of Isaac.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now therefore listen to the word of Yahweh: 'You say, Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the house of Isaac.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, hear a word of Jehovah: thou art saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop `any thing' against the house of Isaac,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not `thy word' against the house of Isaac;

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now then, give ear to the word of the Lord: You say, Be no prophet to Israel, and say not a word against the people of Isaac.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now therefore listen to the word of Yahweh: 'You say, Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the house of Isaac.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So now listen to the LORD’s message! You say,‘Don’t prophesy against Israel! Don’t preach against the family of Isaac!’

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 20:46 : 46 Son of man, set your face toward the south, and speak toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
• Ezek 21:2 : 2 Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and drop your word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
• Mic 2:6 : 6 Do not prophesy, they say to those who prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they may not take shame.
• Amos 7:13 : 13 But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.
• Deut 32:2 : 2 My teaching shall drop as the rain, my words shall distill as the dew, as the gentle rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
• 1 Sam 15:16 : 16 Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what the LORD said to me this night. And he said to him, Speak on.
• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And he said, Therefore hear 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 Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
• Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD has not sent you; but you make this people to trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, I will cast you from off the face of the earth: this year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the LORD. 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.