Prophet, Prophetess — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

A man or woman chosen by God to speak for him and to foretell events in the divine plan.

When Jesus raised the widow’s son from the dead, the onlookers responded by saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” (Lk 7:16; cf. Mk 6:15; 8:28). In Jewish religious thought, the most vivid and formative religious happenings found their focus in the call and ministry of a prophet, through whom God communicated his word to his people. In their appraisal of Jesus, the people were in fact more correct than they knew, for in him God had in reality visited them and he, though so much more than a prophet, was in fact the crown and climax of the prophetic order predicted by Moses (Dt 18:15-19).

Show passage in OET: LUK 7:16

OET-RV LUK 7:16

16 Everyone felt a bit apprehensive and they praised God saying, “A powerful prophet appeared among us,” and “God has been here with his people.”

OET-LV LUK 7:16

16 And all took fear, and they _were _glorifying the god saying, that A_ great _prophet was _raised among us.
And, that - god visited the people of _him.

Show passage in OET: MRK 6:15

OET-RV MRK 6:15

15 But others thought it was the promised return of Eliyah (Elijah), and yet others thought he must be another prophet like the ones in the scriptures.

OET-LV MRK 6:15

15 But others were _saying, that He _is Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh), and others were _saying, that A_prophet, like one of _the prophets.

Show passage in OET: MRK 8:28

OET-RV MRK 8:28

28 “Some say Yohan-the-immerser,” they said, “some say Eliyah (Elijah), and some say one of the prophets.”

OET-LV MRK 8:28

28 And they spoke to _him saying, that Yōannaʸs the immerser, and others Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh), but others that one of _the prophets.

Show passage in OET: DEU 18:15–19

OET-RV DEU 18:15

15 Your god Yahweh will select a man from among you and send him as a prophet like me. You must take notice of him,

OET-RV DEU 18:16

16 since you begged your god Yahweh from the bottom of Mt. Horev when you said, “We can’t handle directly hearing the voice of our god Yahweh and looking at this terrible fire. Let us go home so we won’t die here.”

OET-RV DEU 18:17

17 Then Yahweh told me, “They’re right in what they’re saying.

OET-RV DEU 18:18

18 I’ll choose a prophet from among them and see him. I’ll tell him what to say, and he can pass it on to them,

OET-RV DEU 18:19

19 and if anyone doesn’t listen to what he says with my authority, I’ll punish that person as if they ignored me.

OET-LV DEU 18:15

15 A _prophet from_midst _of_your one_of_your _countrymen like_me he _will _raise _up to/for_yourself(m) YHWH god _of_your to_him/it you(pl)_will _listen.

OET-LV DEU 18:16

16 According_to _all that you _asked from_with YHWH god _of_your at_Ḩorēⱱ in/on_day of_the _assembly to_say not let _me _repeat to_hear DOM the _voice _of YHWH god _of_my and_DOM the_fire the_big/large/great(fs) (the)_this not let _me _see again and_not I _will _die.

OET-LV DEU 18:17

17 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me they _have _done _well that_which they _have _spoken.

OET-LV DEU 18:18

18 A _prophet I _will _raise _up to/for_them from_the _midst _of their _countrymen _of_their like_you and_I _will _put words/messages _of_my in_mouth _of_his and_he _will _speak to_them DOM all _of that I_will _command _him.

OET-LV DEU 18:19

19 And_it _was the_man who not he _will _listen to words/messages _of_my which he _will _speak in_name _of_my I I _will _require from_with_him.

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The main words used to describe such individuals in the OT are “prophet” (see Jgs 6:8), “man of God” (see 2 Kgs 4:9) and “seer” (see 1 Sm 9:9; 2 Sm 24:11).

Show passage in OET: JDG 6:8

OET-RV JDG 6:8

8 Yahweh sent a prophet to them and he told them, “Yisrael’s god Yahweh says, ‘I myself brought you all out of slavery in Mitsrayim (Egypt)—

OET-LV JDG 6:8

8 And_ YHWH _he _sent a _man a _prophet to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _said to/for_them thus he _says YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) I I _brought _up you(pl) from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_I _brought _out you(pl) from_a _house _of slaves.

Show passage in OET: KI2 4:9

OET-RV KI2 4:9

9 and the woman said to her husband, “You know, I’m sure that this man who often drops in on us is a holy man of God.

OET-LV KI2 4:9

9 And_she/it _said to her/its_husband/man HERE please I _know if/because _that is_a _man _of god holy he who_passes _by at_us continually.

Show passage in OET: SA1 9:9

OET-RV SA1 9:9

9 (In Yisrael (Israel) before then, when people wanted an answer from God, they’d say, “Come and let us go to the ‘seer’,” because the prophet of today was called the ‘seer’ before.)

OET-LV SA1 9:9

9 Formerly_formerly in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) thus the_man he _said when_went_he to_consult god come and_let _us _go to the_seer if/because to_prophet the_day it _was _called formerly_formerly the_seer.

Show passage in OET: SA2 24:11

OET-RV SA2 24:11

11 When David got up in the morning, Yahweh gave the prophet Gad this message

OET-LV SA2 24:11

11 And_ Dāvid _he/it _rose _up in_morning and_the _message _of YHWH it _came to Gād the_prophet the _seer _of Dāvid to_say.

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The word translated “prophet” seems to have the idea “called” as its first emphasis: God takes the initiative, selects, summons, and sends the prophet (e.g., Jer 1:4-5; 7:25; Am 7:14). “Man of God” speaks of the relationship into which the prophet is brought by his call: he is now “God’s man” and is recognized as belonging to him (2 Kgs 4:9). “Seer” indicates the new and remarkable powers of perception granted to the prophet. In Hebrew, as in English, the ordinary verb “to see” is used also of understanding (“I see what you mean”) and of the power of perception into the nature and meaning of things (“He sees things very clearly”). In the case of the prophets, their powers of “perception” were raised far above normal because the Lord inspired them to become vehicles of his message.

Show passage in OET: JER 1:4–5

OET-RV JER 1:4

4 Now Yahweh’s message came to me:

OET-RV JER 1:5

5 “Before I formed you in your mother, I already knew you,
⇔ ≈ and before you came out of the womb, I had a plan for you.
⇔ I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

OET-LV JER 1:4

4 And_ the _message _of YHWH _he/it _was to_me to_say.

OET-LV JER 1:5

5 Before_before mmm in_belly I_knew _you and_before you _came _forth from_the_womb I_set _you _apart a _prophet to_nations I_appointed _you.

Show passage in OET: JER 7:25

OET-RV JER 7:25

25 from the day that their ancestors left Mitsrayim even until today. Then I sent my servants the prophets to you all—rising early each day and sending them.

OET-LV JER 7:25

25 (To)_from the_day when ancestors _of_your(pl) they _came _out from_the _land _of Miʦrayim until the_day the_this and_I _sent to_you(pl) DOM all _of servants _of_my the_prophets day rising _early and_sending.

Show passage in OET: AMO 7:14

OET-RV AMO 7:14

14 “I’m not a prophet,” Amos answered the priest. “Nor am I a prophet’s son, because I’m a herdsman, plus I take care of an orchard.

OET-LV AMO 7:14

14 And_ ʼĀmōʦ _he _answered and_he/it _said to Amaziah not am_a _prophet I and_not am_a _son _of a _prophet I if/because was_a _herdsman I and_a _fig _picker _of sycamores.

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The line of great prophets upon whose shoulders the story of the OT moves forward began with Moses, who is recognized as the prophet par excellence (Dt 34:10). This was a correct perception, for all the distinctive marks of a prophet belonged to Moses: the call (Ex 3:1–4:17 OET EXO 3:1–22 · OET EXO 4:1–17; cf. Is 6; Jer 1:4-19; Ez 1–3 OET EZE 1:1–28 · OET EZE 2:1–10 · OET EZE 3:1–27; Hos 1:2; Am 7:14-15), the awareness of the importance of historical events as the acts of God in which he confirmed his word (Ex 3:12; 4:21-23), ethical and social concern (2:11-13), and championship of the helpless (v 17).

Show passage in OET: DEU 34:10

OET-RV DEU 34:10

10 No prophet like Mosheh who Yahweh knew face to face, has ever emerged in Yisrael (Israel) since then,

OET-LV DEU 34:10

10 And_not a _prophet he _has _arisen again in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) like_Mosheh whom he_knew _him YHWH face to face.

Show passage in OET: HOS 1:2

OET-RV HOS 1:2

2 When Yahweh first spoke through Hoshea (Hosea), he told him, “Go and get yourself a prostitute for a wife and have children from her, because the country is committing flagrant prostitution by forsaking Yahweh.”

OET-LV HOS 1:2

2 The_beginning _of YHWH (of)_when_he _spoke by_Hōshēˊa and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Hōshēˊa go take to/for_yourself(m) a _wife _of prostitution(s) and_children _of prostitution(s) if/because continually _(prostitute _itself) the_earth/land it _prostitutes _itself from_after YHWH.

Show passage in OET: AMO 7:14–15

OET-RV AMO 7:14

14 “I’m not a prophet,” Amos answered the priest. “Nor am I a prophet’s son, because I’m a herdsman, plus I take care of an orchard.

OET-RV AMO 7:15

15 But Yahweh took me from looking after the flock and told me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Yisrael.’

OET-LV AMO 7:14

14 And_ ʼĀmōʦ _he _answered and_he/it _said to Amaziah not am_a _prophet I and_not am_a _son _of a _prophet I if/because was_a _herdsman I and_a _fig _picker _of sycamores.

OET-LV AMO 7:15

15 And_he_took _me YHWH from_after the_flock and_he/it _said to_me YHWH go prophesy to people _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: EXO 3:12

OET-RV EXO 3:12

12 “I’ll certainly be with you,” God replied, “and this will be your sign so that you’ll know that I have sent you: when you bring the people out from Mitsrayim, you all will serve God on this very hill.”

OET-LV EXO 3:12

12 And_he/it _said if/because I _will _be with_you and_this for_you will_be_the _sign if/because _that I I_sent _you when_you_have _brought _out DOM the_people from_Miʦrayim you(pl)_will _serve DOM the_ʼElohīm on the_mountain (the)_this.

Show passage in OET: EXO 4:21–23

OET-RV EXO 4:21

21 On the way, Yahweh said to Mosheh, “When you return to Mitsrayim, all those miracles that I gave you, you’ll be able to demonstrate them in front of Par’oh (Pharaoh), but as for me, I’m going to make him stubborn so that he won’t let your people leave.

OET-RV EXO 4:22

22 But tell Par’oh, ‘Yahweh has stated that Yisrael (Israel) is like his oldest son

OET-RV EXO 4:23

23 and he asked you to let that son go so that he can serve him. But you refused to let Yisrael go, so Yahweh will kill your oldest son.’ ”

OET-LV EXO 4:21

21 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh when_go_you to_return to_Miʦrayim see all _of the_wonders which I _have _put in_hand _of_your and_you_will _do _them to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Parˊoh and_I I _will _make _strong DOM his/its_heart and_not he _will _let _go DOM the_people.

OET-LV EXO 4:22

22 And_you _will _say to Parˊoh thus YHWH he _says son _of_is_my firstborn _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV EXO 4:23

23 And_I _said to_you let _go DOM son _of_my so_that_he _may _serve _me and_you _refused to_let_him _go HERE I am_about _to _kill DOM son _of_your firstborn _of_your.

Show passage in OET: EXO 2:11–13

OET-RV EXO 2:11

11 Later on when Mosheh (Moses) was fully grown, he went out to visit the Ivrim (Hebrews) and saw their forced labour, and he saw an Mitsri (Egyptian) man beating a Ivri (Hebrew) man—one of his own people.

OET-RV EXO 2:12

12 Mosheh looked around to check that no one was watching, then he hit the Mitsri, killing him, then he hid his body in the sand.

OET-RV EXO 2:13

13 The next day, he went out again and wow, two Ivri men were fighting each other, and he said to the man in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Ivri?”

OET-LV EXO 2:11

11 And_he/it _was in _the_days the_those and_ Mosheh _he _grew _up and_he/it _went _out to brothers _of_his and_he/it _saw on_their _forced _of_labour and_he/it _saw a _man from _Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt)) striking a _man Hebrew one_of_his _brothers.

OET-LV EXO 2:12

12 And_he _turned thus and_thus and_he/it _saw if/because _that there_was_not anyone and_he _struck _down DOM the_from _Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim) and_he_hid _him in_sand.

OET-LV EXO 2:13

13 And_he/it _went _out in _the_day the_second and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE two _of men Hebrew were_struggling _together and_he/it _said to_one to/for_what are _you _striking companion _of_your.

Show passage in OET: EXO 2:17

OET-RV EXO 2:17

17 Now some male shepherds came along and started to shoo their flock away, but Mosheh got involved and helped them so that their animals could drink.

OET-LV EXO 2:17

17 And_ the_shepherds _they _came and_they_drove _them _away and_ Mosheh _he/it _rose _up and_he_delivered _them and_he _watered DOM flock _of_their.

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But the comment in Deuteronomy 34:10 not only looks back to the greatness of Moses but also looks forward to the coming of a prophet like Moses. This accords with his own prediction (Dt 18:15-19), which undoubtedly anticipates a single, great individual prophet. Moses makes a striking comparison with himself—the coming prophet will fill just such a role as Moses filled at Mt Sinai (Dt 18:16). On that occasion, Moses acted as the prophetic mediator of the voice of God in a unique sense, for at Sinai God fashioned the old covenant into its completed form. In expecting a prophet cast in this mold, Moses was therefore looking forward to another covenant-mediator, Jesus Christ himself.

Show passage in OET: DEU 18:16

OET-RV DEU 18:16

OET-LV DEU 18:16

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The expectation for this great prophet was kept alive as God kept sending prophets to his people. In each case, such a prophet was known to be true by his likeness to Moses; in each case he would be viewed with excitement by genuine believers to see whether he was the great one come at last. In this light we can understand the excitement of the people who saw Jesus raise the dead (Lk 7:16).

The OT mentions the existence of prophetic groups, sometimes called “schools.” Elisha clearly had such a group under his instruction (2 Kgs 6:1), and “sons of the prophets” (e.g., 2 Kgs 2:3, 5 OET KI2 2:3 · OET KI2 2:5; Am 7:14) probably refers to “prophet in training” under the care of a master prophet. “Guilds” would be a better description of the groups in 1 Samuel 10:5-11. Such groups enjoyed an enthusiastic, ecstatic worship of the Lord, touched with a marked activity of the Spirit of God. But at the heart of their devotion was “prophecy”—that is, a declaration of the truth about God himself. After this early period, the prophetic groups seem to have diminished in significance (judging by the disappearance of plain references similar to those in 1 Samuel), and the gradual change of things from ecstasy to a more direct ministry of the word could well lie behind the comment in 1 Samuel 9:9.

Show passage in OET: KI2 6:1

OET-RV KI2 6:1

6 One day, the prophets-in-training said to Elisha, “Please look, The place where we’re sitting to learn from you is too narrow to fit us all in.

OET-LV KI2 6:1

6 And_ the _sons _of the _prophets _they _said to ʼElīshāˊ HERE please the_place where we are_dwelling there to_your_face it _is_too_cramped for_us.

Show passage in OET: KI2 2:3; KI2 2:5

OET-RV KI2 2:3

3 Also the prophets-in-training who were in Beyt -El had gone out to Elisha and told him, “Do you know that today Yahweh is going to take your master away from you?”
¶ “I already know that,” he’d replied. “Don’t say anything.”

OET-RV KI2 2:5

5 The prophets-in-training who were in Yeriho had approached Elisha and briefed him, “Do you know that today Yahweh is taking your master away from you?”
¶ “Yes, I realise that,” he’d responded. “Say no more.”

OET-LV KI2 2:3

3 And_ the _sons _of the _prophets who were _at_Bēyt- ^ʼēl _they _went _out to ʼElīshāˊ and_they _said to_him/it do_you _know if/because _that the_day YHWH is_about _to _take DOM master(s)_of_your from_under head _of_your and_he/it _said also I I _know be _silent.

OET-LV KI2 2:5

5 And_ the _sons _of the _prophets who were_at_Yərīḩō _they _drew _near to ʼElīshāˊ and_they _said to_him/it do_you _know if/because _that the_day YHWH is_about _to _take DOM master(s)_of_your from_under head _of_your and_he/it _said also I I _know be _silent.

Show passage in OET: SA1 10:5–11

OET-RV SA1 10:5

5 After that, you’ll come to the hill of God (where there’s a camp of Pelishti warriors). When you enter the town, you’ll meet a group of prophets descending from the altar area,

OET-RV SA1 10:6

6 and Yahweh’s spirit will rush onto you. Then you’ll join them in prophesying, and you’ll be transformed into a different person.

OET-RV SA1 10:7

7 When this all comes true, do whatever you think is correct because God will be helping you.

OET-RV SA1 10:8

8 ⇔Then go ahead of me to Gilgal and wait there for seven days, until I get there and tell you what to do. I’ll join you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings.

OET-RV SA1 10:9

9 Then as Sha’ul (Saul) started to leave Shmuel (Samuel), God changed his thinking. Then all Shmuel’s predictions came true that day,

OET-RV SA1 10:10

10 so when Sha’ul and his servant came to the hill, a group of prophets met them and God’s spirit rushed onto Sha’ul and he joined them in prophesying.

OET-RV SA1 10:11

11 Then everyone who had known Sha’ul previously heard him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What’s happened to Kish’s son? Is Sha’ul really a prophet now?”

OET-LV SA1 10:5

5 After thus you _will _come Giⱱˊāh _of the_ʼElohīm where are_there the _garrisons _of the_Pəlishtiy and_let _it _be just_as_you _come there the_city and_you _will _meet a _company _of prophets who_are_coming _down from_the _high_place and_will_be_of_before _them lyre and_tambourine and_flute and_harp and_they will _be_prophesying.

OET-LV SA1 10:6

6 And_it _will _rush on_you the _spirit _of YHWH and_you _will _prophesy with_them and_you _will _be _changed into_a _man another.

OET-LV SA1 10:7

7 And_it _was if/because they _will _come the_signs the_these to/for_you(fs) do to/for_yourself(m) that_which hand _of_your it _will _find if/because the_ʼElohīm is_with_you.

OET-LV SA1 10:8

8 And_you _will _go _down to/for_my_face/front (the)_Gilgāl and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE I am_about _to _come _down to_you to_offer _up burnt _offerings to_sacrifice sacrifices _of peace _offerings seven _of days you _will _wait until come_I to_you and_I _will _make _known to/for_yourself(m) DOM that_which you _will _do.

OET-LV SA1 10:9

9 And_it _was just_as_he _turned shoulder _of_his to_go from_with Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) and_he _changed to_him/it god a _heart another and_ all _of the_signs the_these _they _came in _the_day (the)_that.

OET-LV SA1 10:10

10 And_they _came there to_(the)_Giⱱˊāh and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE a _company _of prophets to_meet_him and_it _rushed on/upon/above_him/it the _spirit _of god and_he _prophesied among_them.

OET-LV SA1 10:11

11 And_he/it _was every _of one _of_who_knew _him from_yesterday three _days _ago and_they _saw and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE with prophets he_was_prophesying and_ the_people _he/it _said each to his/its_neighbour what this has _it _happened to_the _son _of Qīsh also is_Shāʼūl/(Saul) among_prophets.

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Jump to OET KI2 2:3 section. · OET KI2 2:5 section.

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Show passage in OET: SA1 10:6; SA1 10:10

OET-RV SA1 10:6

6 and Yahweh’s spirit will rush onto you. Then you’ll join them in prophesying, and you’ll be transformed into a different person.

OET-RV SA1 10:10

10 so when Sha’ul and his servant came to the hill, a group of prophets met them and God’s spirit rushed onto Sha’ul and he joined them in prophesying.

OET-LV SA1 10:6

6 And_it _will _rush on_you the _spirit _of YHWH and_you _will _prophesy with_them and_you _will _be _changed into_a _man another.

OET-LV SA1 10:10

10 And_they _came there to_(the)_Giⱱˊāh and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE a _company _of prophets to_meet_him and_it _rushed on/upon/above_him/it the _spirit _of god and_he _prophesied among_them.

Show passage in OET: SA1 19:20; SA1 19:23

OET-RV SA1 19:20

20 so he sent messengers to capture David. When they saw a group of prophets prophesying and Shmuel standing as head over them, God’s spirit came onto Sha’ul’s messengers and they also prophesied.

OET-RV SA1 19:23

23 So he went to Navit, and God’s spirit came on him as well. As he walked, he kept prophesying until he entered Navit.

OET-LV SA1 19:20

20 And_ Shāʼūl _he _sent messengers to_take/accept/receive DOM Dāvid and_he/it _saw DOM the _company _of the _prophets prophesying and_Shəmū^ʼēl was_standing chief over_them and_it _became on the _messengers _of Shāʼūl the _spirit _of god and_ also they _they _prophesied.

OET-LV SA1 19:23

23 And_he/it _went there to Nāvīt in_Rāmāh and_it _became on/upon/above_him/it also he the _spirit _of god and_he/it _went steadily _(go) and_he _prophesied until came_he in/on/at/with in_Rāmāh.

Show passage in OET: KI1 22:24

OET-RV KI1 22:24

24 Then Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah) (Kena’anah’s son) went over and slapped Mikayah on the face, and said, “Since when did Yahweh’s spirit leave me and start speaking through you?”

OET-LV KI1 22:24

24 And_ Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) the _son _of Kənaˊₐnāh/(Chenaanah) _he _drew _near and_he _struck DOM Mīkāyəhū on the_cheek and_he/it _said where this the _spirit _of YHWH did _it _pass _on from_with_me to_speak with_you.

Show passage in OET: NEH 9:30

OET-RV NEH 9:30

30 Yet you put up with them for many years, and you testified against them with your spirit through the messages of your prophets, but they still didn’t take any notice, so you allowed the other people groups to conquer them.

OET-LV NEH 9:30

30 And_you _prolonged towards_them years many and_you _warned (in)_them by_spirit _of_your by_the _hand _of your(pl)_prophets _of_your and_not they _gave _ear and_you_gave _them in_the _hand _of the _peoples _of the _lands.

Show passage in OET: HOS 9:7

OET-RV HOS 9:7

⇔  7 The days of punishment have come.
⇔ ≈ The days of retribution have come.
⇔ Let Yisrael (Israel) know these things.
⇔ The prophet is a fool,
⇔ ≈ the man of the spirit is insane,
⇔ because of the extent of your disobedience
⇔ ≈ and your intense hostility.

OET-LV HOS 9:7

7 They _have _come the _days _of (the)_punishment the _days _of (the)_retribution they _have _come Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) let _them _know is_a _fool the_prophet the _person _of the _spirit is_mad on the _greatness _of your _iniquity _of_your and_great animosity.

Show passage in OET: JOL 2:28–29

OET-RV JOL 2:28

28 And it will happen after that,
⇔ that I’ll pour out my spirit onto all peoples,
⇔ and your sons and your daughters will prophesy.
⇔ Your elderly will dream dreams,
⇔ Your young people will see visions.

OET-RV JOL 2:29

29 ⇔At that time I’ll pour out my spirit
⇔ even on the male and female slaves.

OET-LV JOL 3:1

3  And_it _was after thus I _will _pour _out DOM my_breath/wind/spirit on all _of flesh and_ sons _of_your(pl) and_daughters _of_your(pl) _they _will _prophesy your _old _of_men dreams they_will _dream men _of_your _young visions they _will _see.

OET-LV JOL 3:2

2  And_also on the_male_servants and_on the _female_servants in _the_days (the)_those I _will _pour _out DOM my_breath/wind/spirit.

Show passage in OET: MIC 3:8

OET-RV MIC 3:8

⇔  8 But I’m full of power from Yahweh’s spirit,
⇔ ≈ and full of justice and strength,
⇔ to declare to Ya’akov (Jacob) his disobedience,
⇔ ≈ and to Yisrael (Israel) his sin.

OET-LV MIC 3:8

8 And_but I I _am _full power with the _spirit _of YHWH and_justice and_might to_announce to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) transgression _of_its and_to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) sin _of_its.

Show passage in OET: CH1 12:18

OET-RV CH1 12:18

18 Then the spirit empowered Amasay, the head of the thirty, and he said: “To you, David, and with you, son of Yishay (Jesse): peace. Peace to you and peace to the one who helps you, because your god has helped you.” And David received them and appointed them as the heads of the troop.

OET-LV CH1 12:19

19  And_spirit it _clothed DOM ˊAmāsāʼi the _chief _of the to/for_yourself(m) Oh _Dāvid and_with_you Oh _son _of Yishay/(Jesse) peace peace to/for_yourself(m) and_peace be_to_the_one _of_who_helps _you if/because he_has _helped _you god _of_your and_he_accepted _them Dāvid and_he_appointed _them (in)_the_chiefs _of the _marauding _band.

Show passage in OET: CH2 15:1

OET-RV CH2 15:1

15 Then God’s spirit came down onto Oded’s son Azaryah,

OET-LV CH2 15:1

15 And_ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of ˊŌdēd it _was on/upon/above_him/it the _spirit _of god.

Show passage in OET: CH2 20:14

OET-RV CH2 20:14

14 and Yahweh’s spirit came on Yahaziel. (Yahaziel was the son of Zekaryah (Zechariah), son of Benayah, son of Yeiel, son of Matanyah the Levite, and a descendant of Asaf.) In the middle of the assembly

OET-LV CH2 20:14

14 And_Yaḩₐzī^ʼēl/(Jahaziel) the _son _of Zəkar^yāh the _son _of Bənā^yāh the _son _of Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jeiel) the _son _of Mattan^yāh the_Lēviyyiy one _of the _descendants _of ʼĀşāf it _was on/upon/above_him/it the _spirit _of YHWH in _the_middle of_the _assembly.

Show passage in OET: CH2 24:20

OET-RV CH2 24:20

20 Then God’s spirit enveloped Zekaryah (Zechariah), the son of Yehoyada the priest, and he stood up and told the people, “God asks why you people are violating his commands. Because you abandoned Yahweh, he’s abandoned you people.”

OET-LV CH2 24:20

20 And_spirit god it _clothed DOM Zəkar^yāh the _son _of Yəhōyādāˊ the_priest/officer and_he _stood from_under (to)_people and_he/it _said to/for_them thus the_ʼElohīm he _says why are_you(pl) transgressing DOM the _commands _of YHWH and_not you(pl)_will _prosper if/because you(pl)_have _abandoned DOM YHWH and_he _has _abandoned you(pl).

Show passage in OET: PE2 1:21

OET-RV PE2 1:21

21 or from the ideas of man, but from God speaking via men being guided by the Holy Spirit.

OET-LV PE2 1:21

21 For/Because was_ not once _brought by_the_will of_a_human prophecy, but people being _carried by the_ holy _spirit, spoke the_holy from of_god.

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Jump to OET SA1 19:20 section. · OET SA1 19:23 section.

Jump to OET KI1 22:24 section.

Jump to OET NEH 9:30 section.

Jump to OET HOS 9:7 section.

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Jeremiah claims that the hand of God was laid on his mouth, putting the words of God into his lips (Jer 1:9); Ezekiel records how he was made to eat a scroll, by which means he received the words the Lord had written and was thus enabled to speak what the Lord called “my words” (Ez 2:7–4:4 OET EZE 2:7–10 · OET EZE 3:1–27 · OET EZE 4:1–4). The miracle is stated in a nutshell at the beginning of Amos (1:1, 3 OET AMO 1:1 · OET AMO 1:3): “The words of Amos . . . Thus saith the Lord.” Though the words were truly Amos’s words, the words were also the Lord’s.

Show passage in OET: JER 1:9

OET-RV JER 1:9

9 Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and touched my mouth and said, “Listen, I’ve put my messages into your mouth.

OET-LV JER 1:9

9 And_ YHWH _he _stretched _out DOM his/its_hand and_he _touched (on) mouth _of_my and_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me HERE I _have _put words/messages _of_my in_mouth _of_your.

Show passage in OET: AMO 1:1; AMO 1:3

OET-RV AMO 1:1

1 This is the message that Amos (who was among the shepherds in Tekoa) saw concerning Yisrael (Israel) in the days of King Uziyah of Yehudah (Judah), and also in the days of Yoash’s son King Yarov’am (Jeroboam) of Yisrael, two years before the earthquake.

OET-RV AMO 1:3

3 This is what Yahweh says:
⇔ “Even if Damesek (Damascus) was three or four sins below the threshold,
⇔ I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,
⇔ for the cruel things they did to the people of Gilead.

OET-LV AMO 1:1

1 The _words/messages _of ʼĀmōʦ who he _was among_sheep-tenders from_Təqōˊa which he _saw on Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_the _days _of Uzziah the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_in_the _days _of Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) the _son _of Yōʼāsh/(Joash) the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) two _years to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_earthquake.

OET-LV AMO 1:3

3 Thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of Dammeseq and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because threshed_they with _(the)_threshing _sledges _of (the)_iron DOM (the)_Gilˊād.

Jump to OET JER 1:9 section.

Jump to OET AMO 1:1 section. · OET AMO 1:3 section.

False prophets were to be separated from true prophets by means of three tests. The first test was doctrinal. In Deuteronomy 13 the motive of the false prophet was to draw the people away from the God who had revealed himself in the exodus (Dt 13:2, 5-7, 10 OET DEU 13:2 · OET DEU 13:5–7 · OET DEU 13:10). Notwithstanding that the word of the false prophet might be supported by apparent signs and wonders (vv 1-2), it was to be refused—not simply because it introduced novelty (vv 2, 6 OET DEU 13:2 · OET DEU 13:6) but because that novelty contradicted the revelation of the Lord at the exodus (vv 5, 10 OET DEU 13:5 · OET DEU 13:10). The first test was thus doctrinal and required that the people of God have knowledge of the truth whereby they could, by comparison, recognize error.

Show passage in OET: DEU 13:2; DEU 13:5–7; DEU 13:10

OET-RV DEU 13:2

2 and it seems true, but they use those things to convince you to go after other ‘new’ gods and worship them,

OET-RV DEU 13:5

5 But that prophet or interpreter of dreams must be executed because they’ve incited rebellion against your god Yahweh who brought you all out from slavery in Mitsrayim (Egypt). Those kinds of people want to drive you away from @Yahweh’s instructions, hence why you must remove that evil from among you.

OET-RV DEU 13:6

6 Your brother, son, daughter, beloved wife, or some close friend might privately urge you to worship other gods that you and your ancestors hadn’t heard about before.

OET-RV DEU 13:7

7 That might be the gods of the surrounding peoples, either nearby or right across the world.

OET-RV DEU 13:10

10 You must execute people like that by throwing rocks at them, because they try to drive you away from your god Yahweh who brought you out of slavery in Mitsrayim.

OET-LV DEU 13:3

3  And_ the_sign and_the_wonder which he _spoke to_you to_say let _us _walk after gods other which not you_have _known _them and_let_us _be _enticed _to _serve _them _it _will _come.

OET-LV DEU 13:6

6  And_the_prophet (the)_that or the _dreamer _of the_dream (the)_that he _will _be _put _to _death if/because he _has _spoken rebellion on YHWH god _of_your(pl) who_brought_out you(pl) from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_who_redeemed _of_you from_a _house _of slaves to_thrust_you _aside from the_way which he_has _commanded _you YHWH god _of_your to_go in_it and_you _will _remove the_evil from_midst _of_your.

OET-LV DEU 13:7

7  If/because he_will _entice _you your(ms)_brother/kindred the _son _of your _mother _of_your or son _of_your or daughter _of_your or the _wife _of your _bosom _of_your or friend _of_your who is_like_self _of_your in_secrecy to_say let _us _go and_let _us _serve gods other which not you and_ancestors _of_your you _have _known.

OET-LV DEU 13:8

8  Any_of _the _gods _of the _peoples which are_around _of_you(pl) (the)_near to_you or (the)_distant from_you from_the _end _of the_earth/land and_unto the _end _of the_earth/land.

OET-LV DEU 13:11

11  And_you_will _stone _him with_stones and_he _will _die if/because he _sought to_thrust_you _aside from_under YHWH god _of_your who_brought_out _of_you from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) from_a _house _of slaves.

Show passage in OET: DEU 13:1–2

OET-RV DEU 13:1

13 If someone among you claims to be a prophet or interpreter of dreams, or able to do miracles,

OET-RV DEU 13:2

2 and it seems true, but they use those things to convince you to go after other ‘new’ gods and worship them,

OET-LV DEU 13:2

2  If/because he _will _arise in_midst _of_your a _prophet or a _dreamer _of a _dream and_he/it _gave to_you a _sign or a _wonder.

OET-LV DEU 13:3

3  And_ the_sign and_the_wonder which he _spoke to_you to_say let _us _walk after gods other which not you_have _known _them and_let_us _be _enticed _to _serve _them _it _will _come.

Show passage in OET: DEU 13:2; DEU 13:6

OET-RV DEU 13:2

2 and it seems true, but they use those things to convince you to go after other ‘new’ gods and worship them,

OET-RV DEU 13:6

6 Your brother, son, daughter, beloved wife, or some close friend might privately urge you to worship other gods that you and your ancestors hadn’t heard about before.

OET-LV DEU 13:3

3  And_ the_sign and_the_wonder which he _spoke to_you to_say let _us _walk after gods other which not you_have _known _them and_let_us _be _enticed _to _serve _them _it _will _come.

OET-LV DEU 13:7

Show passage in OET: DEU 13:5; DEU 13:10

OET-RV DEU 13:5

OET-RV DEU 13:10

10 You must execute people like that by throwing rocks at them, because they try to drive you away from your god Yahweh who brought you out of slavery in Mitsrayim.

OET-LV DEU 13:6

OET-LV DEU 13:11

Jump to OET DEU 13:2 section. · OET DEU 13:5–7 section. · OET DEU 13:10 section.

Jump to OET DEU 13:1–2 section.

Jump to OET DEU 13:2 section. · OET DEU 13:6 section.

Jump to OET DEU 13:5 section. · OET DEU 13:10 section.

The second test was practical and required patience. It is stated in Deuteronomy 18:21-22: the word of the Lord always comes to pass. This requires patience because, as Deuteronomy 13:1-2 indicates, a false word may be supported by an apparent spiritual proof. The call of Deuteronomy 18:21-22 is a call for patience. Should there be any real doubt about whether a prophetic word is true or false, wait for the confirmatory turn of events.

Show passage in OET: DEU 18:21–22

OET-RV DEU 18:21

21 Now if you ask yourselves, “How can we recognise a message that didn’t come from Yahweh?”

OET-RV DEU 18:22

22 then when the prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name but that thing doesn’t happen, then you’ll know that it didn’t come from Yahweh. The prophet spoke it assuming that I’d want that, but you don’t need to be afraid of him.

OET-LV DEU 18:21

21 And_because/when you _will _say in_heart _of_your how will _we _know DOM the_message which not he_has _spoken _it YHWH.

OET-LV DEU 18:22

22 That_which the_prophet he _will _speak in/on_name _of YHWH and_not the_thing it _will _happen and_not it _will _come it is_the_message which not he_has _spoken _it YHWH with_presumption he_has _spoken _it the_prophet not you _will _be _afraid from_him.

Jump to OET DEU 18:21–22 section.

The third test is moral and calls for watchful discernment. Jeremiah, of all the prophets, was most afflicted in his spirit by the presence of false prophets and gave the longest and most sustained consideration to the problem (Jer 23:9-40). His answer is striking and challenging: the false prophet will be found out as a man of unholy life (vv 11-14) whose message has no note of moral rebuke but rather encourages men in their sin (vv 16-22).

Show passage in OET: JER 23:11–14

OET-RV JER 23:11

11 Yes, both prophet and priest are compromised—
⇔ even in my house I’ve discovered their wickedness.
§ That is Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-RV JER 23:12

12 Therefore their path will become slippery.
⇔ They’ll be pushed into the darkness and will fall into it
⇔ because I’ll send them disaster in the year of their punishment.
§ That is Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-RV JER 23:13

13 Among the prophets in Shomron (Samaria), I’ve seen offensive behaviour:
⇔ they prophesied by Ba’al and led my people Yisrael (Israel) astray.

OET-RV JER 23:14

14 Also, among the prophets in Yerushalem (Jerusalem), I’ve seen horrible things:
⇔ They commit adultery and walk in lies.
⇔ They empower those who do evil,
⇔ → so that no one turns their back on wickedness.
⇔ They’re all like Sedom to me.
⇔ ≈ The people in Yerushalem are like Amorah (Gomorrah),

OET-LV JER 23:11

11 If/because both prophet as _well _as priest they _are _polluted also in_house _of_my I _have _found wickedness _of_their the _utterance _of YHWH.

OET-LV JER 23:12

12 For_so/thus/hence it _will _become path _of_their to/for_them like_slippery _places in_darkness they _will _be _pushed _down and_they _will _fall on_it if/because I _will _bring on_them calamity the _year _of their _punishment _of_their the _utterance _of YHWH.

OET-LV JER 23:13

13 And_among_the _prophets _of Shomrōn I _saw offensiveness they _prophesied by_Baˊal and_they _caused _to _err DOM people _of_my DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV JER 23:14

14 And_among_the _prophets _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) I _have _seen a _horrible_thing they _have _committed _adultery and_they _have _walked in_falsehood and_they _have _strengthened the _hands _of evil-doers to_not they _have _turned _away anyone from_evil _of_his they _have _become to_me of _them _of_all like_Şədom and_inhabitants _of_its like_ˊAmorāh/(Gomorrah).

Show passage in OET: JER 23:16–22

OET-RV JER 23:16

16 This is what Commander-in-chief Yahweh says:
⇔ Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.
⇔ They are filling you all with false hopes.
⇔ They speak visions from their own minds,
⇔ not from Yahweh’s mouth.

OET-RV JER 23:17

17 They keep telling those who despise me,
⇔ that Yahweh says that you’ll all have peace.
⇔ They tell everyone who practises their own stubborn ways
⇔ that no harm will come to them.

OET-RV JER 23:18

18 But which of them has attended Yahweh’s council meeting
⇔ where he could see what’s happening and hear his message?
⇔ Who has paid attention to his message and obeyed it?

OET-RV JER 23:19

19 Listen, the storm of Yahweh’s rage is going out,
⇔ and the storm is creating a whirlwind that’s whirling around the heads of those who are wicked.

OET-RV JER 23:20

20 Yahweh’s anger won’t turn back until he’s carried out his plans and purposes.
⇔ In the final days, you’ll all understand it.

OET-RV JER 23:21

21 I didn’t send those prophets, yet they rushed to proclaim their messages.
⇔ ≈ I didn’t speak to them, yet they still prophesied.

OET-RV JER 23:22

22 If they had in fact attended my council meeting,
⇔ they would have proclaimed my messages to my people
⇔ and turned them back from their wickedness and their wicked activities.

OET-LV JER 23:16

16 Thus YHWH soldiers/messengers he _says do _not listen to the _words/messages _of the _prophets who_are_prophesying to/for_you(pl) they are_causing _to _become _vain you(pl) the _vision _of their _own _heart _of_their they _speak not from_the _mouth _of YHWH.

OET-LV JER 23:17

17 They_are_saying continually _(say) to_those _of_who_despise _me YHWH he _says peace it _will _belong to/for_you(pl) and_all/each/any/every one _who_walks in_the _stubbornness _of his/its_heart they _have _said not it _will _come on_you(pl) calamity.

OET-LV JER 23:18

18 If/because who has _he _stood in_the _council _of YHWH so_that _he _may _see and_so _that _he _may _hear DOM mmm who has _he _paid _attention _to mmm and_has _he _listened.

OET-LV JER 23:19

19 THERE the _storm _of YHWH rage it _has _gone _out and_a _storm whirling on the_head _of wicked_people it _will _whirl _about.

OET-LV JER 23:20

20 Not the _anger of_YHWH it _will _turn _back until he_has _brought _about and_unto he_has _carried _out the _purposes _of his/its_heart at_the _end _of the_days you(pl)_will _understand (in)_it understanding.

OET-LV JER 23:21

21 Not I _sent DOM the_prophets and_they they _ran not I _spoke to_them and_they they _prophesied.

OET-LV JER 23:22

22 And_if they _had _stood in_council _of_my and_they _will _cause _to _hear words/messages _of_my DOM people _of_my and_they_will _turn _them _back from_way _of_their (the)_wicked and_from_the _wickedness _of their _deeds _of_their.

Jump to OET JER 23:11–14 section.

Jump to OET JER 23:16–22 section.

It is sometimes said that prophets are not “foretellers” but “forthtellers.” As far as the OT is concerned, however, the prophets are forthtellers (declaring the truth about God) by being foretellers (predicting what God will do). Prediction is neither an occasional nor a marginal activity in the OT; it is the way the prophet went about his work. Deuteronomy 18:9-15 explains the function of the prophet in Israel: the surrounding nations are revealed as probing into the future by means of a variety of fortune-telling techniques (vv 10-11); these things are forbidden to Israel on the ground of being abominable to the Lord (v 12). Israel’s distinctiveness is maintained in that the nations probe the future by diviners, whereas the Lord gives Israel a prophet (vv 13-15). Elisha (2 Kgs 4:27) is surprised when foreknowledge is denied him; Amos teaches that foreknowledge is the privilege of the prophets in their fellowship with God (Am 3:7). But prediction in Israel was totally unlike prognostication among the nations, for in no way was it motivated by a mere curiosity about the future.

Show passage in OET: DEU 18:9–15

OET-RV DEU 18:9

9 When you enter the land that your god Yahweh is about to give you, don’t imitate the disgusting habits of those peoples.

OET-RV DEU 18:10

10 There mustn’t be anyone among you who passes their son or daughter through fire, or who uses divination or omens to try to tell the future, or who practices sorcery,

OET-RV DEU 18:11

11 or who puts spells on people, or who tries to talk to spirits of deceased people,

OET-RV DEU 18:12

12 because anyone who does those things is abhorrent to Yahweh. It’s because of those kinds of things that your god Yahweh will drive those other peoples away ahead of you.

OET-RV DEU 18:13

13 You must be a blameless nation in the eyes of your god Yahweh,

OET-RV DEU 18:14

14 because the groups that you’ll expel from the land rely on fortune-tellers and diviners, but your god Yahweh won’t allow you to do that.

OET-RV DEU 18:15

15 Your god Yahweh will select a man from among you and send him as a prophet like me. You must take notice of him,

OET-LV DEU 18:9

9 If/because you will _have_gone into the_earth/land which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_you(fs) not you _will _learn for_doing according_to _the _abominations _of the_nations the_those.

OET-LV DEU 18:10

10 Not he _will _be _found in_you(ms) one _who_makes _pass his/its_son and_daughter _of_his in_fire one _who_divines divinations a _soothsayer and_one _who_practices _divination and_a _sorcerer.

OET-LV DEU 18:11

11 And_one _who_throws a _spell and_one _who_consults a _necromancer and_a _soothsayer and_one _who_consults (to) the_dead.

OET-LV DEU 18:12

12 If/because is_(the)_abomination _of YHWH every _of one _who_does _of (of)_these_things and_on_account _of the _abominations the_these YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _dispossess them from_before _of_you.

OET-LV DEU 18:13

13 Blameless you _will _be with YHWH god _of_your.

OET-LV DEU 18:14

14 If/because the_nations the_these which you are_about _to _dispossess them to soothsayers and_near/to diviners they _listen and_you(ms) not thus he _has _permitted to/for_yourself(m) YHWH god _of_your.

OET-LV DEU 18:15

15 A _prophet from_midst _of_your one_of_your _countrymen like_me he _will _raise _up to/for_yourself(m) YHWH god _of_your to_him/it you(pl)_will _listen.

Show passage in OET: DEU 18:10–11

OET-RV DEU 18:10

10 There mustn’t be anyone among you who passes their son or daughter through fire, or who uses divination or omens to try to tell the future, or who practices sorcery,

OET-RV DEU 18:11

11 or who puts spells on people, or who tries to talk to spirits of deceased people,

OET-LV DEU 18:10

10 Not he _will _be _found in_you(ms) one _who_makes _pass his/its_son and_daughter _of_his in_fire one _who_divines divinations a _soothsayer and_one _who_practices _divination and_a _sorcerer.

OET-LV DEU 18:11

11 And_one _who_throws a _spell and_one _who_consults a _necromancer and_a _soothsayer and_one _who_consults (to) the_dead.

Show passage in OET: DEU 18:12

OET-RV DEU 18:12

12 because anyone who does those things is abhorrent to Yahweh. It’s because of those kinds of things that your god Yahweh will drive those other peoples away ahead of you.

OET-LV DEU 18:12

Show passage in OET: DEU 18:13–15

OET-RV DEU 18:13

13 You must be a blameless nation in the eyes of your god Yahweh,

OET-RV DEU 18:14

14 because the groups that you’ll expel from the land rely on fortune-tellers and diviners, but your god Yahweh won’t allow you to do that.

OET-RV DEU 18:15

15 Your god Yahweh will select a man from among you and send him as a prophet like me. You must take notice of him,

OET-LV DEU 18:13

13 Blameless you _will _be with YHWH god _of_your.

OET-LV DEU 18:14

OET-LV DEU 18:15

15 A _prophet from_midst _of_your one_of_your _countrymen like_me he _will _raise _up to/for_yourself(m) YHWH god _of_your to_him/it you(pl)_will _listen.

Show passage in OET: KI2 4:27

OET-RV KI2 4:27

27 Then she got to the mountain and to the man of God, and she knelt and grabbed his feet. Geyhazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her because she’s upset, but Yahweh has hidden the problem from me—he hasn’t informed me.”

OET-LV KI2 4:27

27 And_she _came to the _man _of the_ʼElohīm to the_mountain and_she _took _hold on_feet _of_his and_ Gēyḩₐzī _he _drew _near to_drive_her _away and_ the _man _of the_ʼElohīm _he/it _said refrain to/for_her/it if/because self _of_her it _is _bitter to/for_her/it and_YHWH he _has _hidden from_me and_not he _has _told to_me.

Show passage in OET: AMO 3:7

OET-RV AMO 3:7

7 Surely the master Yahweh wouldn’t do anything unless he first reveals his plan to his servants the prophets.

OET-LV AMO 3:7

7 If/because not my_master YHWH he _does anything if/because (if) he _has _revealed counsel _of_his _secret to servants _of_his the_prophets.

Jump to OET DEU 18:9–15 section.

Jump to OET DEU 18:10–11 section.

Jump to OET DEU 18:12 section.

Jump to OET DEU 18:13–15 section.

Jump to OET KI2 4:27 section.

Jump to OET AMO 3:7 section.

First, biblical prediction arose out of the needs of the present. In Isaiah 39 it is the faithless commitment of Hezekiah to rely for security on a military understanding with Babylon that prompts Isaiah to announce the future Babylonian captivity. Isaiah does not snatch the name Babylon out of thin air; it is given to him within the situation in which he was called to minister.

Show passage in OET: ISA 39:1–8

OET-RV ISA 39:1

39 At that time, Babylonian King Merodak -Bal’adan (son of Baladan) sent messengers with letters and a gift to King Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) because he had heard that he’d been sick and then recovered.

OET-RV ISA 39:2

2 Hizkiyah happily welcomed them, and showed them his treasure house—the gold and silver and spices and high-quality oil, as well as his armoury and other storehouses. Hizkiyah showed them everything in his palace and all over his kingdom.

OET-RV ISA 39:3

3 Afterwards, the prophet Yeshayah (Isaiah) went to King Hizkiyah and asked him where those men had come from and what they had said.
¶ “They came from the distant region of Bavel (Babylon),” Hizkiyah replied.

OET-RV ISA 39:4

4 “What did they see in your palace?” Yeshayah asked.
¶ “They’ve seen everything that’s in my palace,” Hizkiyah answered. “There’s none of my treasures that I didn’t show them.”

OET-RV ISA 39:5

5 Then Yeshayah told Hizkiyah, “Listen to this message from Commander-in-chief Yahweh:

OET-RV ISA 39:6

6 The time is definitely coming when everything in your palace will be carried away to Bavel—everything that your ancestors collected in the past until now. Yahweh says that nothing will be left.

OET-RV ISA 39:7

7 In addition, some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away and be castrated so as to become servants in the Babylonian king’s palace.”

OET-RV ISA 39:8

8 “Yahweh’s message that you’ve passed on is appropriate,” Hizkiyah told Yeshayah, “because at least there’ll be peace and stability during my time.”

OET-LV ISA 39:1

39 At_time the_that Mərodak Balʼₐdān the _son _of Balʼₐdān the _king _of Bāⱱel he _sent letters and_a _gift to Ḩizqiy^yāh and_he/it _listened if/because _that he _had _been _sick and_he _was _strong.

OET-LV ISA 39:2

2 And_he _rejoiced on_them Ḩizqiy^yāh and_he_showed _them DOM the _house _of mmm DOM the_silver and_DOM the_gold and_DOM the_spices and_DOM the_oil (the)_good and_DOM all _of the _house _of his _weapons _of_his and_DOM all _of that it _was _found in_storehouses _of_his not it _was anything which not he_showed _them Ḩizqiy^yāh in_house _of_his and_on/over_all realm _of.

OET-LV ISA 39:3

3 And_ Yəshaˊ^yāh the_prophet _he _came to the_king Ḩizqiy^yāh and_he/it _said to_him/it what did _they _say the_men the_these and_from_where are _they _coming to_you and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said from_a _land distant they _have _come to_me from_Bāⱱel.

OET-LV ISA 39:4

4 And_he/it _said what did _they _see in_house _of_your and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said DOM all _of that is_in_house _of_my they _saw not anything which not I_showed _them it _was in_storehouses _of_my.

OET-LV ISA 39:5

5 And_ Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) _he/it _said to Ḩizqiy^yāh hear the _message _of YHWH soldiers/messengers.

OET-LV ISA 39:6

6 HERE days are_coming and_it _will _be _carried _off all _of that is_in_house _of_your and_which ancestors _of_your they _have _stored _up until the_day the_this Bāⱱel not anything it _will _be _left YHWH he _says.

OET-LV ISA 39:7

7 And_some_of_your _descendants who they _will _come _forth from_you whom you _will _father people _will _take and_they _will _be eunuchs in_(the)_palace of _the _king _of of _Bāⱱel.

OET-LV ISA 39:8

8 And_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said to Yəshaˊ^yāh is_good the _message _of YHWH which you _have _spoken and_he/it _said if/because peace and_stability it _will _be in_days _of_my.

Jump to OET ISA 39:1–8 section.

Second, prediction aimed at giving knowledge of the future was to result in moral reformation in the present. The moral exhortations of the prophets find their explanation in what the Lord is about to do (e.g., Is 31:6-7; Am 5:6).

Show passage in OET: ISA 31:6–7

OET-RV ISA 31:6

6 ⇔You Israeli people, return to the one that you’ve seriously rebelled against,

OET-RV ISA 31:7

7 because at that time, everyone will reject their gold and silver idols that you’ve all made with your disobedient hands.

OET-LV ISA 31:6

6 Return to_the_one_whom people _have _made _deep rebellion Oh _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV ISA 31:7

7 If/because in _the_day (the)_that they_will _reject everyone the _idols _of his _silver _of_his and_the _idols _of his _gold _of_his which they _have _made to/for_you(pl) hands _of_your(pl) sin.

Show passage in OET: AMO 5:6

OET-RV AMO 5:6

6 Seek Yahweh and live,
⇔ or he will break out like fire among Yosef’s (Joseph’s) descendants.
⇔ It will devour, and there’ll be no one to quench it in Beyt -El.

OET-LV AMO 5:6

6 Seek DOM YHWH and_live lest he _should _rush like_fire the _house _of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and_it _will _consume and_there_is_not one _who_extinguishes for_Bēyt- ^ʼēl.

Jump to OET ISA 31:6–7 section.

Jump to OET AMO 5:6 section.

Third, the predicted course of events was aimed at stabilizing the faith of the true believer in dark times. For example, various passages in Isaiah (Is 9:1-7; 11:1-16; 40:1-3) have the effect of lifting the eyes out of the immediately preceding grim tragedy to the coming glory.

Show passage in OET: ISA 9:1–7

OET-RV ISA 9:1

9 However, it won’t not cover over those who are distressed. Previously he humiliated the Zevulun and Naftali (Naphtali) regions, but later, he’ll honour the way of the sea—beyond the Yarden (Jordan) river—Galil of the nations.

OET-RV ISA 9:2

2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a powerful light.
⇔ ≈ The light has shone on those who’ve lived in a land of darkness.

OET-RV ISA 9:3

3 You have multiplied the nation itself.
⇔ You’ve increased its happiness.
⇔ ≈ They celebrate in front of you
⇔ like the happiness at harvest time.
⇔ ≈ Like their excitement when dividing the plunder,

OET-RV ISA 9:4

4 because you’ve shattered the chains on its neck,
⇔ and the stick whacking its shoulders.
⇔ You’ve broken the rod of his oppressor
⇔ like when you defeated Midyan.

OET-RV ISA 9:5

5 Yes, every warrior’s boot treading loudly will be burnt,
⇔ along with every piece of clothing with blood on it,

OET-RV ISA 9:6

6 because a child is born for us.
⇔ A son is given to us
⇔ ≈ and the government will be on his shoulder.
⇔ He’ll be called ‘Amazing adviser’,
⇔ ‘Greatest God’, ‘Forever father’, ‘Prince of peace’.

OET-RV ISA 9:7

7 His government will be without borders—
⇔ with peace that’s never broken.
⇔ He’ll rule on David’s throne, and over his kingdom,
⇔ to establish it and sustain it with justice and with fairness from now onwards.
⇔ The zeal of Commander-in-chief Yahweh will do that.

OET-LV ISA 8:23

23  If/because not gloom will_belong_to_that_which distress to/for_her/it like_time (the)_former he _treated _with _contempt towards_land of _Zəⱱūlūn and _(to)_the _of_land of _Naftālī and_the _latter_time he _will _honour the _way _of the_sea the _other _side _of the _Yardēn/(Jordan) Gālīl the_nations.

OET-LV ISA 9:1

9  The_people which_walk in_darkness they _will _see a _light great those _who_dwell _of in_land deep _darkness a _light it _will _shine on_them.

OET-LV ISA 9:2

2  You _will _multiply the_nation to_it you _will _magnify the_rejoicing they _will _rejoice to_your_face like_the _rejoicing _of at_harvest just_as people _are _glad when_divide_they plunder.

OET-LV ISA 9:3

3  If/because DOM the _yoke _of its _burden _of_his and_DOM the _staff _of its _shoulder _of_his the _rod _of the_one _who_oppresses in/on/over_him/it you _will _shatter like_the _day _of Midyān.

OET-LV ISA 9:4

4  If/because every _of boot which_marches with_shaking and_cloak rolled in_blood(s) and_it _will _be to_burning fuel _of a _fire.

OET-LV ISA 9:5

5  If/because a _child he _will _be _born to/for_us a _son he _will _be _given to/for_us and_it _became the_dominion on shoulder _of_his and_he/it _called his/its_name a _wonder _of a _counsellor god mighty father _of perpetuity prince _of peace.

OET-LV ISA 9:6

6  Mmm of_the _dominion and_to_peace there_will_not_be an _end on the _throne _of Dāvid and_over his/its_kingdom establish DOM_her/it and_to_sustain_it in_justice and_in_righteousness from_now and_unto perpetuity the _zeal _of YHWH soldiers/messengers it _will _accomplish this.

Show passage in OET: ISA 40:1–3

OET-RV ISA 40:1

40 “Encourage my people,” says your god. “Encourage them.

OET-RV ISA 40:2

2 Speak to Yerushalem’s (Jerusalem’s) heart and tell her that her period of service is ended,
⇔ because the punishment for her disobedience has been accepted.
⇔ She’s received double punishment from Yahweh for all her sins.

OET-RV ISA 40:3

⇔  3 A voice calls out in the wilderness to clear the path for Yahweh.
⇔ Make a straight road in the Aravah plain for our god.

OET-LV ISA 40:1

40 Comfort comfort people _of_my god _of_your(pl) he _says.

OET-LV ISA 40:2

2 Speak to the _heart _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_proclaim to_her/it if/because _that service _of_its it _has _been _completed if/because _that iniquity _of_its it _has _been _accepted if/because _that it _has _received from_the _hand _of YHWH double in_all sins _of_its.

OET-LV ISA 40:3

3 A _voice is_calling in_wilderness make _clear the _way _of YHWH make _straight in_plain a _highway for_god _of_our.

Jump to OET ISA 9:1–7 section.

Jump to OET ISA 40:1–3 section.

In foretelling, the prophets were forthtelling—they were proclaiming the wonderful works of God (cf. the definition of prophecy in Acts 2:11, 17 OET ACT 2:11 · OET ACT 2:17). For the most part, this proclamation was by direct word of mouth. The prophets were men of the word. Their words were like messengers sent by God (Is 55:11), endowed with all the divine efficacy of the creative word of Genesis 1:3 (cf. Ps 33:6). Sometimes the efficacy of the word was enhanced by being accompanied by a sign or symbolic action (e.g., Jer 13:1-11; 19; Ez 4:1-17; 24:15-24), or identified intimately with a person (Is 7:3; cf. 8:1-4). Such things were like visual aids, whereby the word would be made clearer to those present. But it would seem that the intention of the symbolic action (sometimes called an “acted oracle”) was not so much to make understanding easier but to give more power and effect to the word as it was sent like a messenger into that situation. This is the conclusion to be drawn from 2 Kings 13:14-19, where the extent to which the king “embodied” the word in action determined the extent to which the word would prove effective in bringing events to pass.

Show passage in OET: ACT 2:11; ACT 2:17

OET-RV ACT 2:11

11 Kraitai (Crete), and Arav. Some are Yehudim and some are non-Jews who’ve converted to Youdaismos. And we can hear them talking about God in our languages.”

OET-RV ACT 2:17

17 God said, ‘In the last days I’ll pour out my spirit on all humanity—your children will tell of future events, your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams from God.

OET-LV ACT 2:11

11 both Youdaiōns and converts, ones_from _Kraʸtaʸ and ones_from _Arabia, we _are _hearing them speaking, the great things of_ the _god the in _our tongues.

OET-LV ACT 2:17

17 And it _will _be in the last days, the god is _saying:
I _will _be _pouring _out of the spirit of _me on all flesh, and the sons of _you _all will _be _prophesying, and the daughters of _you _all, and the young _men of _you _all will _be _seeing visions, and the elders of _you _all in _dreams will _be _being _dreamt,

Show passage in OET: ISA 55:11

OET-RV ISA 55:11

11 so too when my message leaves my mouth.
⇔ It won’t return to me empty,
⇔ but when it’s done what was desired,
⇔ ≈ and after having prospered in the place where I sent it.

OET-LV ISA 55:11

11 Thus it _is message _of_my which it _goes _forth from_mouth _of_my not it _will _return to_me empty if/because (if) it _has _done DOM that_which I _desired and_it _has _prospered that_which I_sent _it.

Show passage in OET: GEN 1:3

OET-RV GEN 1:3

3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and light came into existence,

OET-LV GEN 1:3

3 And_ god _he/it _said let _it _be light and_he/it _was light.

Show passage in OET: PSA 33:6

OET-RV PSA 33:6

6 At Yahweh’s command, the heavens were made,
⇔ ≈ and all the stars were made by the breath of his mouth.

OET-LV PSA 33:6

6 By_the _message _of YHWH the_heavens they _were _made and_by_the _breath _of his _mouth _of_his all _of their_group/army/objects.

Show passage in OET: JER 13:1–11

OET-RV JER 13:1

13 Yahweh told me this: Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it on, but don’t let it get near water.

OET-RV JER 13:2

2 So I bought a loincloth as Yahweh had told me to, and I put it on.

OET-RV JER 13:3

3 Then Yahweh gave me a second instruction, saying:

OET-RV JER 13:4

4 Take the loincloth that you bought and you’re wearing, and pack up and go to Perat (Euphrates) and bury it in a crack in the rock.

OET-RV JER 13:5

5 So I went and hid it at Perat just as Yahweh had told me to.

OET-RV JER 13:6

6 Then after many days, Yahweh told me to get ready and go to Perat to retrieve the loincloth that he’d told me to bury there.

OET-RV JER 13:7

7 So I went to Perat and dug the loincloth out from the crack that I’d hidden it in, but wow, it was ruined and totally worthless.

OET-RV JER 13:8

8 Then Yahweh gave me this message:

OET-RV JER 13:9

9 Yahweh says that I’ll rot away the pride of Yehudah (Judah), including the pride of the great Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

OET-RV JER 13:10

10 That wicked nation that refused to listen to my messages, who are following their own stubborn desires and have followed other god by serving them and bowing down to them, let that nation become like that loincloth that’s no good for anything.

OET-RV JER 13:11

11 Yahweh declares that just like a loincloth is hitched to someone’s hips, so too I’ve made all those from Yisrael (Israel) and Yehudah cling to me, to be my people who would bring me fame, praise, and honour, but they didn’t listen.

OET-LV JER 13:1

13 Thus YHWH he _said to_me go and_you _will _buy for_yourself a _loincloth _of linen(s) and_you_will _put _it on loins _of_your and_in_water not you_must _cause _it _to _go.

OET-LV JER 13:2

2 And_I _bought DOM the_loincloth according_to _the _message _of YHWH and_I _put_it on loins _of_my.

OET-LV JER 13:3

3 And_ the _message _of YHWH _he/it _was to_me a _second_time to_say.

OET-LV JER 13:4

4 Take DOM the_loincloth which you _bought which is_on loins _of_your and_arise go to_Pərāt and_hide_it there in _(the)_cleft _of the _rock.

OET-LV JER 13:5

5 And_I _went and_I_hid _it at_Pərāt just_as YHWH he _had _commanded me.

OET-LV JER 13:6

6 And_he/it _was from _the_end/extremity days many and_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me arise go to_Pərāt and_take from_there DOM the_loincloth which I _commanded_you(ms) to_hide_it there.

OET-LV JER 13:7

7 And_I _went to_Pərāt and_I _dug and_I _took DOM the_loincloth from the_place where I_had _hidden _it there_(to) and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_loincloth it _was _ruined not it _was _profitable for_anything.

OET-LV JER 13:8

8 And_ the _message _of YHWH _he/it _was to_me to_say.

OET-LV JER 13:9

9 Thus YHWH he _says thus I _will _ruin DOM the _pride _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_DOM the _pride _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) (the)_great.

OET-LV JER 13:10

10 The_people the_this (the)_wicked who_are_refusing to_hear DOM words/messages _of_my who_are_walking in_the _stubbornness _of their _own _heart _of_their and_they _have _walked after gods other to_serve_them and_to_bow _down to/for_them and_let _it _be like_loincloth the_this which not it _is _profitable for_anything.

OET-LV JER 13:11

11 If/because just_as (the)_loincloth it _clings to the_loins _of a _person so I _have _made _cling to_me DOM all _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM all _of the _house _of Yəhūdāh the _utterance _of YHWH to_be to_me (into)_a_people and _(into)_a_name and_(into)_praise and_(into)_honour and_not they _listened.

Show passage in OET: EZE 24:15–24

OET-RV EZE 24:15

15 Then Yahweh gave me another message:

OET-RV EZE 24:16

16 “Listen, son of humanity, I’m taking your cherished wife from you with a deadly disease, but you mustn’t mourn or weep, or let any tears show.

OET-RV EZE 24:17

17 You must groan silently. Don’t organise a funeral when she’s dead. Put on your turban and your sandals, but don’t veil your beard, or eat the bread of men who mourn who’ve lost their wives.”

OET-RV EZE 24:18

18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and then my wife died in the evening. In the morning I did what I’d been commanded to do.

OET-RV EZE 24:19

19 Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things mean—the way that you’re behaving?”

OET-RV EZE 24:20

20 “Yahweh gave me a message,” I answered them,

OET-RV EZE 24:21

21 “to tell the Israeli people that the master Yahweh says this to them: Listen, I’ll desecrate my sanctuary—the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul—and also your sons and daughters who you left behind there in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) will be killed by the sword.

OET-RV EZE 24:22

22 When that happens, you people will do exactly as I’ve done: you won’t veil your beards, or eat the bread of mourning men,

OET-RV EZE 24:23

23 but instead your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You won’t mourn or weep, because you’ll melt away due to your disobedience, and everyone will groan for their relatives.

OET-RV EZE 24:24

24 So Yehezkel (Ezekiel) will be a sign for you, because when that time comes, you’ll do exactly the same as he’s doing. Then you people will know that I am the master Yahweh.’ ”

OET-LV EZE 24:15

15 And_ the _message _of YHWH _he/it _was to_me to_say.

OET-LV EZE 24:16

16 Oh _son _of humankind HERE_I am_about _to _take from_you DOM the _desire _of your _two’s _eyes _of_your with_a _blow and_not you _must _lament and_not you _must _weep and_not tear[s]_of_your it _will _come.

OET-LV EZE 24:17

17 Groaning be _silent dead_people mourning not you _must _do turban _of_your bind on_you and_sandals _of_your you _will _put on_feet _of_your and_not you _must _cover over a _moustache and_food _of people not you _must _eat.

OET-LV EZE 24:18

18 And_I _spoke to the_people in_morning and_ wife _of_my _she _died in_evening and_I _did in_morning just_as I _had _been _commanded.

OET-LV EZE 24:19

19 And_they _said to_me the_people not will _you _tell to/for_us what are_these_things to/for_ourselves that/for/because/then/when you are_doing_this.

OET-LV EZE 24:20

20 And_I _said to_them the _message _of YHWH it _came to_me to_say.

OET-LV EZE 24:21

21 Say to_the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) thus my_master YHWH he _says HERE_I am_about _to _profane DOM sanctuary _of_my the _pride _of your _strength _of_your(pl) the _desire _of your(pl)_eyes and_the _love _of your _being _of_your(pl) and_sons _of_your(pl) and_daughters _of_your(pl) whom you(pl)_have _left by_sword they _will _fall.

OET-LV EZE 24:22

22 And_you(pl)_will _do just_as I _have _done over a _moustache not you(pl)_must _cover and_food _of people not you(pl)_must _eat.

OET-LV EZE 24:23

23 And_turbans _of_your(pl) will _be_on heads _of_your(pl) and_sandals _of_your(pl) will_be_of_on _your(pl)_feet not you(pl)_must _lament and_not you(pl)_must _weep and_you(pl)_will _rot _away in_iniquities _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will _groan each to his/its_brother.

OET-LV EZE 24:24

24 And_it _was Yəḩezq^ʼēl to/for_you(pl) (into)_a_sign according_to _all that he _has _done you(pl)_will _do when_comes_it and_you(pl)_will _know if/because _that I my_master YHWH.

Show passage in OET: ISA 7:3

OET-RV ISA 7:3

3 Then Yahweh told Yeshayah (Isaiah), “Please go out with your son She’ar-Yashuv to meet Ahaz at the end of the channel from the upper pool, near the road to the field where they wash clothes,

OET-LV ISA 7:3

3 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) go _out please to_meet ʼĀḩāz you and_Shəʼār- yāshūⱱ son _of_your to the _end _of the _conduit _of the _pool (the)_upper to the_highway _of the_field _of the_washer.

Show passage in OET: ISA 8:1–4

OET-RV ISA 8:1

8 Then Yahweh told me, “Get yourself a large, stone tablet and inscribe the name ‘Maher -Shalal -Hash-Baz’ (which means ‘Quickly plunder and grab the loot’) on it,

OET-RV ISA 8:2

2 and I’ll get my reliable witnesses to attest for me: the priest Uriyah, and Yeverekyah’s son Zekaryah (Zechariah).

OET-RV ISA 8:3

3 Then I slept with my wife, the prophetess, and she got pregnant and in due course, gave birth to a son. Yahweh told me, “Name him Maher -Shalal -Hash -Baz,

OET-RV ISA 8:4

4 because before he’s old enough to call out ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the riches from Damesek (Damascus) and the plunder from Shomron (Samaria) will all be taken to be presented to the Assyrian king.

OET-LV ISA 8:1

8 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me take to/for_yourself(m) a _tablet large and_write on/upon/above_him/it with_a _stylus _of a _person (to)_Mahēr- shālāl- ḩāsh Mahēr-.

OET-LV ISA 8:2

2 And_I _will _call _as _witness to/for_me witnesses reliable DOM ʼŪriy^yāh the_priest/officer and_DOM Zəkar^yāh the _son _of Yəⱱerek^yāhū/(Jeberekiah).

OET-LV ISA 8:3

3 And_I _drew _near to the_prophetess and_she/it _conceived/became _pregnant and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me call his/its_name Mahēr- Shālāl- Ḩāsh Baz.

OET-LV ISA 8:4

4 If/because before_before the_lad he _will _know to _call _out my _father _of_my and_Oh _of_my _mother someone _will _carry _off DOM the _wealth _of Dammeseq and_DOM the _plunder _of Shomrōn to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _king _of ʼAshshūr.

Show passage in OET: KI2 13:14–19

OET-RV KI2 13:14

14 Meanwhile Elisha had been sick and heading for his last days, so Yisrael’s (Israel’s) king Yehoash had been to see him, and cried as he stood in front of him and said, “My father, my father, Yisrael’s chariot and its horsemen!”

OET-RV KI2 13:15

15 Then Elisha had told him, “Bring a bow and arrows.” So he’d brought them,

OET-RV KI2 13:16

16 and he’d told Yisrael’s king, “Grab the bow ready to draw.” So he did that, and then Elisha put his hands over the king’s hands.

OET-RV KI2 13:17

17 Then he said, “Open that window facing east.” The king opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot.” So he shot the arrow and Elisha said, “That’s an arrow of victory for Yahweh and an arrow of victory against Aram (Syria). You will thoroughly defeat Aram at Afek.”

OET-RV KI2 13:18

18 Then he continued, “Take the rest of the arrows.” Yisrael’s king took them, and Elisha told him, “Strike the ground with them.” So he banged the arrows on the ground three times.

OET-RV KI2 13:19

19 But the man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have bashed them five or six times, then you would have bashed Aram up completely, but now you’ll defeat them three times.”

OET-LV KI2 13:14

14 And_ʼElīshāˊ he _became _sick DOM sickness _of_his which he _will _die in/on/over_him/it and_he/it _descended to_him/it Yōʼāsh the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he _wept on his/its_faces/face and_he _said my _father _of_my father _of_my the _chariotry _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_horsemen _of_its.

OET-LV KI2 13:15

15 And_he/it _said to_him/it ʼElīshāˊ take a _bow and_arrows and_he/it _took to_him/it a _bow and_arrows.

OET-LV KI2 13:16

16 And_he/it _said to_the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) make _ride hand _of_your on the_bow and_he _made _ride his/its_hand and_ ʼElīshāˊ _he/it _assigned hands _of_his on the _hands _of the _king.

OET-LV KI2 13:17

17 And_he/it _said open the_window eastward_to and_he _opened_it and_ ʼElīshāˊ _he/it _said shoot and_he _shot and_he/it _said an _arrow _of victory to/for_YHWH and_an _arrow _of victory on_ʼArām and_you _will _defeat DOM ʼArām in_ʼAfēq until make _an _end.

OET-LV KI2 13:18

18 And_he/it _said take the_arrows and_he _took_them and_he/it _said to_the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) strike towards_land and_he _struck three times and_he _stopped.

OET-LV KI2 13:19

19 And_he _was _angry on/upon/above_him/it the _man _of the_ʼElohīm and_he/it _said to_strike five or six times then you _have _defeated DOM ʼArām until make _an _end and_now three times you _will _defeat DOM ʼArām.

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The final embodiment of the words of the prophets is in the books that have been preserved. Jeremiah 36 may be taken as an object lesson in the fact that the prophets took the time and trouble to record their spoken messages in writing: there was stress on careful word-by-word dictation (Jer 36:6, 17-18 OET JER 36:6 · OET JER 36:17–18). But the actual literary form of the messages themselves tells the same tale. What we find in the books of the prophets cannot be the preached form of their words but rather the studied wording in which they preserved (and filed away) their sermons. It stands to reason that men who were conscious of communicating the very words of God would see to it that those words were not lost. We may take it for granted that every prophet preserved a written record of his ministry. Whether each of the named prophets was himself directly responsible for the final form of his book, we are not told and have no way of knowing. The careful way in which the books of Isaiah or Amos, for example, are arranged is best suited by assuming that the author was also his own editor.