Amos 2:12

New English Translation

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’

Cross References

Isaiah 30:10

They say to the visionaries, “See no more visions!” and to the seers, “Don’t relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things, relate deceptive messages.

Jeremiah 11:21

Then the Lord told me about some men from Anathoth who were threatening to kill me. They had threatened, “Stop prophesying in the name of the Lord or we will kill you!”

Jeremiah 35:5

Then I set cups and pitchers full of wine in front of the members of the Rechabite community and said to them, “Have some wine.”

Amos 7:13

Don’t prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!”

Amos 7:16

So now listen to the Lord’s message! You say, ‘Don’t prophesy against Israel! Don’t preach against the family of Isaac!’

Micah 2:6

‘Don’t preach with such impassioned rhetoric,’ they say excitedly. ‘These prophets should not preach of such things; we will not be overtaken by humiliation.’

Numbers 6:2

“Speak to the Israelites, and tell them, ‘When either a man or a woman takes a special vow, to take a vow as a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord,

Numbers 6:3

he must separate himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.