Isaiah 30:10

Modern English Version

they say to the seers, “You must not see visions,” and to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us right things; speak to us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:20

Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.

1 Kings 22:27

and say, ‘Thus says the king: Put this man in the prison, and feed him with reduced rations of bread and water until I return safely.’ ”

2 Chronicles 16:10

Then Asa was angry with the seer and placed him in prison stocks, for he was enraged by these words. Asa even oppressed some of the people during this time.

2 Chronicles 25:16

But while the prophet was speaking, the king said, “Have we made you a counselor to the king? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” The prophet refrained, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and not heeded my advice.”

Job 41:3

Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak soft words to you?

Isaiah 28:15

because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we are in agreement. The overflowing scourge shall not come to us when it passes through, for we have made lies our refuge and under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”

Isaiah 29:10

For the Lord has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep and has closed your eyes, the prophets; and He has covered your heads, the seers.

Isaiah 5:20

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who exchange darkness for light, and light for darkness; who exchange bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Jeremiah 11:21

Therefore thus says the Lord of the men of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord so that you not die by our hand.”

Jeremiah 23:17

They still say to those who despise Me, “The Lord has said, ‘You will have peace’ ”; and they say to everyone who walks after the imagination of his own heart, “No evil will come upon you.”

Jeremiah 26:11

Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people, saying, “This man deserves to die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”

Jeremiah 29:27

Now therefore why have you not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth who prophesies to you?

Jeremiah 36:29

You shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah: Thus says the Lord: You have burned this book, saying, Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cause man and beast to cease from here?

Jeremiah 38:4

Therefore the officials said to the king, “We beseech you, let this man be put to death, for he thus weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them, for this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but their harm.”

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and My people love to have it so. Yet what will you do in the end?

Amos 2:12

But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, “Do not prophesy.”

Amos 7:13

But do not prophesy any more at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.”

Micah 2:11

If a man, going about vapidly and deceitfully, lies, “I will preach for you wine and beer,” he would be just the preacher for this people.

Micah 2:6

“Do not prophesy,” they say. “One should not prophesy about these things. Disgrace will not overtake us.”

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you. But it hates Me, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.

John 8:45

Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.

Acts 4:17

But lest it spread further among the people, let us warn them no more to speak to anyone in this name.”

Acts 5:28

saying, “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? Yet now you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring on us this Man’s blood.”

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own appetites, and through smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

Galatians 4:16

Have I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when people will not endure sound teaching, but they will gather to themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, having itching ears,

2 Timothy 4:4

and they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn to myths.

Revelation 11:7

When they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends from the bottomless pit will wage war against them and overcome them and kill them.

1 Samuel 9:9

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, “Come, and let us go to the seer.” For he that is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)