Amós 7:16

16 Así que oye la palabra del SEÑOR. Tú dices:»“No profetices contra Israel;deja de predicar contra los descendientes de Isaac”.

Amós 7:16 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 7:16

Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord
Which I have from him concerning thee, and which he has pronounced upon thee and thy family: thou sayest, prophesy not against Israel;
when God has bid me prophesy: and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;
say nothing against it, though in ever so soft and gentle a manner: it designs the same thing as before, only in different words; and is a prohibition of the prophet to prophesy against the ten tribes that descended from Isaac, in the line of Jacob. So the Targum paraphrases it,

``thou shalt not teach against the house of Isaac;''

or deliver out any prophecy or doctrine that is against them, or threatens them with any calamity. Jarchi says the phrase is expressive of prophecy; see ( Deuteronomy 32:2 ) ( Ezekiel 21:2 ) .

Amós 7:16 In-Context

14 Amós le respondió a Amasías:—Yo no soy profeta ni hijo de profeta, sino que cuido ovejas y cultivo higueras.

15 Pero el SEÑOR me sacó de detrás del rebaño y me dijo: “Ve y profetiza a mi pueblo Israel”.

16 Así que oye la palabra del SEÑOR. Tú dices:»“No profetices contra Israel;deja de predicar contra los descendientes de Isaac”.

17 »Por eso, así dice el SEÑOR:»“Tu esposa se prostituirá en la ciudad,y tus hijos y tus hijas caerán a espada.Tu tierra será medida y repartida,y tú mismo morirás en un país pagano.E Israel será llevado cautivolejos de su tierra”.