8 Bible Verses about Prophecy Muzzled

But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, saying, 'You shall not prophesy.'

"Do not preach!" they are preaching. They should not preach to these; disgrace will not overtake us.

{Therefore} thus says Yahweh concerning the people of Anathoth who seek your life, {saying}, "You shall not prophesy in the name of Yahweh {or} you will die by our hand."

But do not prophesy again at Bethel, because this [is] a sanctuary of a king and this [is] a temple of a kingdom."

And Amaziah said to Amos, " seer, go, flee to the land of Judah and earn food there and prophesy there!"

who say to those who do see, "You must not see!" and to the seers, "You must not see truth for us; speak smooth things to us, see illusions,

And so then, hear the word of Yahweh! You are saying, 'You must not prophesy against Israel and you must not preach against the house of Isaac!'

But [if] I say, "I will not mention him and I will no longer speak in his name," then it becomes in my heart like a fire burning, locked up in my bones, and I struggle to contain [it], and I am not able.