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Amos 7:16 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Amos 7:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 7 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Amos 7:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on 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 (וְעַתָּה שְׁמַע דְּבַר־יְהוָה אַתָּה אֹמֵר לֹא תִנָּבֵא עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא תַטִּיף עַל־בֵּית יִשְׂחָק, v'atah sh'ma d'var-YHWH atah omer lo tinave al-Yisrael v'lo tatif al-beit Yitzchak)—Amos confronts Amaziah directly. The verb טַף (nataf, 'to drop, drip, preach') appears in the causative: 'drop not thy word'—Amaziah wants Amos to stop speaking God's Word. Using 'Isaac' instead of 'Israel' emphasizes covenant sonship, making Amaziah's resistance worse—he'...
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Cross-References for Amos 7:16
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“set your face toward the south”
“Prophesy ye not”
“set your face toward Jerusalem”
“as the small rain on the tender grass”
“and it is a royal house!,But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court., וּבֵית־אֵל לֹא־תוֹסִיף עוֹד לְהִנָּבֵא כִּי מִקְדַּשׁ־מֶלֶךְ הוּא וּבֵית מַמְלָכָה הוּא׃ ס ,but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.”
“Hear now”
“Don't see! and to the prophets”
“Stay”
“Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.,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., וַיֹּאמֶר לָכֵן שְׁמַע דְּבַר־יְהוָה רָאִיתִי אֶת־יְהוָה יֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאוֹ וְכָל־צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם עֹמֵד עָלָיו מִימִינוֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ׃ ,And he said: Therefore hear thou the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne”