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You say, &#8220&#8217Do not prophesy against Israel, and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/amos/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Now then, listen to this message from the LORD: “You say, ‘Don’t prophesy against Israel. Stop preaching against my people.’ <a href="/esv/amos/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now therefore hear the word of the LORD. “You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/kjv/amos/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/amos/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Now therefore, hear the word of the LORD: You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, And do not spout against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/nasb_/amos/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So now hear the word of the LORD: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you prophesy against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/nasb/amos/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now hear the word of the LORD: you are saying, &#8216You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/amos/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And now hear the word of the LORD: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/lsb/amos/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So now, hear the word of Yahweh: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel, nor shall you drip out words against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/amp/amos/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now therefore, listen to the word of the LORD: You say, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/csb/amos/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now hear the word of the LORD. You say: Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac. <a href="/hcsb/amos/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now hear the word of the LORD. You say: Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac. <a href="/asv/amos/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac; <a href="/cev/amos/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And here you are, telling me not to preach! <a href="/erv/amos/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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; <a href="/gwt/amos/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Now listen to the word of the LORD: You said, 'Stop prophesying against Israel, and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.' <a href="/gnt/amos/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> So now listen to what the LORD says. You tell me to stop prophesying, to stop raving against the people of Israel. <a href="/isv/amos/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Very well then, hear this message from the LORD: 'You are saying, "Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the house of Isaac." <a href="/msb/amos/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/net/amos/7.htm">NET Bible</a> So now listen to the LORD's message! You say, 'Don't prophesy against Israel! Don't preach against the family of Isaac!' <a href="/nheb/amos/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now therefore listen to the word of the LORD: 'You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not proclaim against the house of Isaac.' <a href="/wbt/amos/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/amos/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Now therefore listen to Yahweh’s word: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t preach against the house of Isaac.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And now, hear a word of YHWH: You are saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop [anything] against the house of Isaac, <a href="/ylt/amos/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And now, hear a word of Jehovah: thou art saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop any thing against the house of Isaac, <a href="/slt/amos/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And now hear the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest thou shalt not prophesy against Israel, and thou shalt not drop against the house of Isaak.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And now hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, thou shalt not prophesy against Israel, and thou shalt not drop thy word upon the house of the idol. <a href="/cpdv/amos/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And now, hear the word of the Lord: You say, “You will not prophesy about Israel, and you will not rain your words upon the house of the idol.” <a href="/nabre/amos/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Now hear the word of the LORD: You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, do not preach against the house of Isaac.’ <a href="/nrsvce/amos/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Now therefore hear the word of the LORD. You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now therefore hear the word of the LORD: You say, Do not prophesy against the house of Israel and do not teach against the house of Isaac. <a href="/hpbt/amos/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Therefore, hear the word of LORD JEHOVAH: ”You have said, ‘you shall not prophesy against them of the house of Israel and you shall not teach them of the house of Isaaq!’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest: Prophesy not against Israel, And preach not against the house of Isaac; <a href="/sep/amos/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And now hear the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not to Israel, and raise not a tumult against the house of Jacob. <a href="/parallel/amos/7-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1289" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">Amaziah Accuses Amos</a> …15But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ 16<a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now, therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ō·mêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: ṯin·nā·ḇê (V-Nifal-Imperf-2ms) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">prophesy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5197.htm" title="5197: ṯaṭ·ṭîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to ooze, i.e. Distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration.">preach</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3446.htm" title="3446: yiś·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- Isaac. From Shachatsowm; he will laugh; Jischak, the heir of Abraham.">of Isaac.’</a> 17Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">Jeremiah 26:12-15</a> But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. / So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you. / As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right. ... <a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">1 Kings 22:27-28</a> and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’” / But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!” <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Jeremiah 1:17-19</a> Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them. / Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. / They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-7</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. / They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ / And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. ... <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10-11</a> They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6</a> “Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.” <a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a> Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. <a href="/acts/4-18.htm">Acts 4:18-20</a> Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. / But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. / For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” <a href="/acts/5-28.htm">Acts 5:28-29</a> “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.” / But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15-16</a> who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now therefore hear you the word of the LORD: You say, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not your word against the house of Isaac.hear.<a href="/1_samuel/15-16.htm">1 Samuel 15:16</a> 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.<a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">1 Kings 22:19</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Jeremiah 28:15-17</a> 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… Prophesy.<a href="/amos/7-13.htm">Amos 7:13</a> But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.<a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a> Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:<a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6</a> Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.and drop.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a> 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:<a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Ezekiel 20:46</a> 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;<a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Ezekiel 21:2</a> Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Drop</a> <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/amos/5-23.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/amos/7-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/amos/7-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Preach</a> <a href="/ezra/5-1.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/amos/7-15.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/amos/7-15.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Word</a> <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Drop</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jonah/1-2.htm">Preach</a> <a href="/jonah/3-2.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">Word</a> <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 7</div>1. <a href="/amos/7-1.htm">The judgments of the grasshoppers,</a> 4. <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos.</a> 7. <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel.</a> 10. <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amaziah complains of Amos.</a> 14. <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos shows his calling</a> 16. <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">and Amaziah's judgment.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/amos/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Now therefore hear The phrase "Now therefore hear" serves as a divine imperative, calling the audience to attention. In Hebrew, the word for "hear" is "שְׁמַע" (shema), which implies not just listening but also obeying. This echoes the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, a central declaration of faith in Judaism. The call to "hear" is a summons to heed God's authoritative message, emphasizing the seriousness and urgency of the prophetic word.the word of the LORD "The word of the LORD" signifies a direct communication from God, underscoring the divine origin and authority of the message. In Hebrew, "word" is "דָּבָר" (dabar), which can mean a matter, thing, or command. This phrase assures the audience that the message is not Amos's own but is divinely inspired, carrying the weight and truth of God's will. It is a reminder of the prophetic role as a mouthpiece for God, delivering His unaltered message to the people.You say "You say" introduces the opposition's voice, highlighting the tension between the prophet and his audience. This phrase sets up a contrast between human resistance and divine command. It reflects the people's reluctance to accept God's message, a common theme in prophetic literature where the messenger faces rejection and hostility.‘Do not prophesy against Israel The command "Do not prophesy against Israel" reveals the people's desire to silence the prophet. The Hebrew word for "prophesy" is "נָבָא" (naba), which means to speak or sing by inspiration. The resistance to prophecy indicates a rejection of divine correction and a preference for comfort over truth. Historically, Israel often resisted prophets who brought messages of judgment, preferring false prophets who spoke of peace and prosperity.and do not preach against the house of Isaac.&#8217 The phrase "and do not preach against the house of Isaac" further emphasizes the resistance to prophetic messages. "Preach" in Hebrew is "נָטַף" (nataf), meaning to drip or distill, suggesting a continuous flow of divine truth. The "house of Isaac" refers to the Northern Kingdom of Israel, highlighting their ancestral pride and identity. This resistance to preaching underscores a deeper spiritual stubbornness and a refusal to acknowledge their waywardness from God's covenant.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Drop not.--A word used in the Song of Moses for "distil," expressing persuasive and flowing discourse (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm" title="My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain on the tender herb, and as the showers on the grass:">Deuteronomy 32:2</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm" title="Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and drop your word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,">Ezekiel 21:2</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/21-7.htm" title="And it shall be, when they say to you, Why sigh you? that you shall answer, For the tidings; because it comes: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and shall be brought to pass, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 21:7</a>; <a href="/micah/2-6.htm" title="Prophesy you not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.">Micah 2:6</a>; <a href="/micah/2-11.htm" title="If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.">Micah 2:11</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Hear thou the word of the Lord. The punishment of him who tried to impede God's message. Drop not thy word. Be not continually pouring forth prophecy. The word is used similarly in <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6, 11</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Ezekiel 21:2</a>. The idea, though not the term, is taken from <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a>. Septuagint, μὴ ὀχλαγωγήσῃς, "raise no tumult," which rather expresses Amaziah's fear of the effect of the utterance than translates the word. St. Jerome's explanation is somewhat too subtle, "Stillare prophetas idioma Scripturarum est, quod non totam Dei simul inferant iram, sed parvas stillas comminatione denuntient." <a href="/commentaries/amos/7-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now, therefore, וְעַתָּ֖ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time hear שְׁמַ֣ע (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel You אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you say: אֹמֵ֗ר (’ō·mêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Do not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no prophesy תִנָּבֵא֙ (ṯin·nā·ḇê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> To prophesy, speak, by inspiration against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc do not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no preach תַטִּ֖יף (ṯaṭ·ṭîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5197.htm">Strong's 5197: </a> To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Isaac.’ יִשְׂחָֽק׃ (yiś·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3446.htm">Strong's 3446: </a> Isaac <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 7:16 Now therefore listen to the word (Amo. 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