A man of God came, however, from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense.
Hosea 12:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I will speak through the prophets and grant many visions; I will give parables through the prophets. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I have also spoken to [you by] the prophets, and I have multiplied visions [for you] and [have appealed to you] through parables acted out by the prophets. American Standard Version (1901) I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes. Common English Bible I spoke to the prophets; and I multiplied visions, and through them I uttered parables. Catholic Public Domain Version And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I have spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets. |
A man of God came, however, from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense.
Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers, , said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives, in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command! ’
He replied, ‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are looking for me to take my life.’
Still, the Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying, ‘Turn from your evil ways and keep my commands and statutes according to the whole law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through my servants the prophets.’
You were patient with them for many years, and your Spirit warned them through your prophets, but they would not listen. Therefore, you handed them over to the surrounding peoples.
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
This is what the Lord says: ‘Go, buy a potter’s clay jar. Take some of the elders of the people and some of the leading priests
‘Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the people going with you,
The Lord sent all his servants the prophets to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed or even paid attention. ,
Since the day your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until today, I have sent all my servants the prophets to you time and time again. ,
‘Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.
Then I said, ‘Oh, Lord God, they are saying of me, “Isn’t he just composing parables? ” ’
I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and no Saviour exists besides me.
Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.’
After this I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions.
You are to live in shelters for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must live in shelters,
So Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; , rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs.
he said: ‘Listen to what I say: If there is a prophet among you from the Lord, I make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all people; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so that I would not exalt myself.