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Amos 2:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord.

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Israel,

Jeroboam II,

Nazarite,

Prophet,

Sons of the Prophets

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I raised.

1 Sam. 3:20• ²⁰And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah. (1 Sam. 3:20)

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1 Sam. 19:20• ²⁰Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as president over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. (1 Sam. 19:20)

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1 Kings 17:1• ¹And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word. (1 Kings 17:1)

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1 Kings 18:4• ⁴and it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water); (1 Kings 18:4)

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1 Kings 19:16• ¹⁶and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint prophet in thy stead. (1 Kings 19:16)

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1 Kings 20:13,35,41• ¹³And behold, a prophet drew near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah: Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
³⁵And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to another by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him.
⁴¹Then he hastily took the sash away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets. (1 Kings 20:13,35,41)

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1 Kings 22:8• ⁸And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: it is Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. (1 Kings 22:8)

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2 Kings 2:2‑5• ²And Elijah said to Elisha, Abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! So they went down to Bethel.
³And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!
⁴And Elijah said to him, Elisha, abide here, I pray thee; for Jehovah has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And they came to Jericho.
⁵And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent! (2 Kings 2:2‑5)

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2 Kings 6:1• ¹And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us. (2 Kings 6:1)

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2 Kings 17:13• ¹³And Jehovah testified against Israel and against Judah, by all the prophets, all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through my servants the prophets. (2 Kings 17:13)

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2 Chron. 36:15• ¹⁵And Jehovah the God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending; because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling-place. (2 Chron. 36:15)

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2 Peter 1:20‑21• ²⁰knowing this first, that the scope of no prophecy of scripture is had from its own particular interpretation,
²¹for prophecy was not ever uttered by the will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20‑21)

Nazarites.

Num. 6:2• ²Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If a man or a woman have vowed the special vow of a Nazarite, to consecrate themselves to Jehovah; (Num. 6:2)

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Judg. 13:4‑7• ⁴And now beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
⁵For lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son, and no razor shall come on his head; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
⁶And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I did not ask him whence he was, neither did he tell me his name.
⁷And he said to me, Behold, thou shalt conceive and bear a son; and now drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not anything unclean; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb to the day of his death. (Judg. 13:4‑7)

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Lam. 4:7• ⁷Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire. (Lam. 4:7)

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Luke 1:3‑17• ³it has seemed good to *me* also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,
⁴that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.
⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.
⁶And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
⁷And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
⁸And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,
⁹it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
¹⁰And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.
¹¹And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
¹²And Zacharias was troubled, seeing him, and fear fell upon him.
¹³But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
¹⁴And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
¹⁵For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
¹⁶And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
¹⁷And *he* shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people. (Luke 1:3‑17)

Is it.

Isa. 5:3‑4• ³And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard.
⁴What was there yet to do to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?-- (Isa. 5:3‑4)

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Jer. 2:5,31• ⁵Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and become vain?
³¹O generation, mark ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore say my people, We have dominion; we will come no more unto thee? (Jer. 2:5,31)

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Mic. 6:3‑4• ³O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
⁴For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. (Mic. 6:3‑4)

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Amos 7:12‑13• ¹²And Amaziah said unto Amos, Thou seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
¹³But prophesy not again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom. (Amos 7:12‑13)

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Isa. 30:10‑11• ¹⁰who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things; speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits;
¹¹get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us! (Isa. 30:10‑11)

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Jer. 11:21• ²¹Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand, (Jer. 11:21)

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Jer. 26:11• ¹¹And the priests and the prophets spoke unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die, for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. (Jer. 26:11)

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Mic. 2:6• ⁶Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart. (Mic. 2:6)

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Matt. 21:34‑38• ³⁴But when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.
³⁵And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
³⁶Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them in like manner.
³⁷And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will have respect for my son.
³⁸But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance. (Matt. 21:34‑38)

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Acts 4:18• ¹⁸And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. (Acts 4:18)

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Acts 5:28• ²⁸saying, We strictly enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man. (Acts 5:28)

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Acts 7:51• ⁵¹O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, *ye* do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, *ye* also. (Acts 7:51)

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1 Thess. 2:15‑16• ¹⁵who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and are against all men,
¹⁶forbidding us to speak to the nations that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always: but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost. (1 Thess. 2:15‑16)

J. N. Darby Translation

And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, ye children of Israel? saithc Jehovah.

JND Translation Notes

See Isa. 1.24.