Amos 2:12

But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Cross-reference

Amos 3:8 Contrast

Amos 3:8 declares that God's speech compels prophecy, contrasting with the human attempt to silence prophets in Amos 2:12.

Amos 7:13 Parallel

Amos 7:13 records Amaziah's order for Amos to never prophesy at Bethel — a direct instance of the silencing condemned here.

Numbers 6:3 Citation

Numbers 6:3 gives the Nazirite vow rule against wine, which Amos 2:12 says was violated by forcing them to drink.

Isaiah 30:10 records people telling prophets not to prophesy, directly matching the second sin in Amos 2:12.

Jeremiah 11:21 shows men of Anathoth forbidding prophecy, exactly like the command in Amos 2:12.

Micah 2:6 Parallel

Micah 2:6 shows a similar command to stop preaching — confirming the pattern of silencing God's prophets.

Acts 4:17 Parallel

Acts 4:17 records the Sanhedrin forbidding apostles to speak in Jesus' name — a NT parallel to silencing God's messengers.

Acts 5:40 Parallel

Acts 5:40 adds beating to the command not to speak in Jesus' name — intensifying the opposition seen in Amos 2:12.

Jeremiah 35:5 describes offering wine to Rechabites who abstain, paralleling the sin of making Nazirites drink in Amos 2:12.