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Amos 7:13

But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”

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ASV

but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house.

KJV

But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבֵֽית־u.veit-and Beth-H1008 →
אֵ֔ל'El-elH1008 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תוֹסִ֥יףto.Sifyou must repeatH3254 →
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750 →
לְהִנָּבֵ֑אle.hi.na.Ve'to prophesyH5012 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
מִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-[is] a sanctuary ofH4720 →
מֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekha kingH4428 →
ה֔וּאHu'itH1931 →
וּבֵ֥יתu.Veitand [is] a house ofH1004 →
מַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahkingdomH4467 →
הֽוּא׃ סHu'itH1931 →

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Isaiah 30:10They 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.1 Kings 12:32And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.1 Kings 12:29One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.1 Kings 13:1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.Amos 7:16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’Acts 5:40At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.Acts 4:17–18But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”Acts 5:28“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.”Isaiah 30:11Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”Jeremiah 22:1This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,Jeremiah 32:3For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.2 Chronicles 18:12Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”Micah 2:6“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”2 Kings 2:23From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”Exodus 10:28“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”

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The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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