v. Announce, Declare, Proclaim, Proclaim, Publish
Num 11:25 the spirit came upon them, and they prophesied
1Sa 10:10 the Spirit of God came…and prophesied
1Sa 19:20 the messengers .. also prophesied
1Ki 22:8; 2Ch 18:7 never prophesies well to me
Isa 30:10 do not prophesy to us what is right, tell us
Jer 11:21 do not prophesy in the name of the Lord
Jer 14:14; Jer 29:9 the prophets prophesy falsely
Jer 25:30 Will you prophesy against them all these
Jer 26:9 why have you prophesied in the name of
Jer 26:11 because he prophesied against this city
Jer 27:10 because they prophesy lies to you,
Jer 28:9 the prophet who prophesies of peace, when
Jer 29:31 Shemaiah prophesied to you, and I did not send him
Eze 6:2 son of man ..prophesy against them
Eze 11:4 prophesy against them; p, son of man
Eze 21:2 son .. prophesy against the land of Israel
Eze 34:2 prophesy against the shepherds .. p, and say to
Eze 36:1 prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say
Eze 37:4 Prophesy over these bones, and tell them
Eze 38:14 therefore prophesy .. and say to Gog: Thus
Joe 2:28 shall your sons and daughters prophesy
Amo 3:8 Jehovah speaks .. who will not prophesy?
Amo 7:15 said: Go and prophesy to my people Israel
Mic 2:6 do not prophesy, they say to those who prophesy
Mat 7:22 Did we not prophesy in your name, and in your
Mat 11:13 the prophets ..prophesied until John
Matt 26:68; Tue 14:65; Luk 22:64 prophesy to us, Christ, who is it that struck you
Luk 1:67 Zechariah his father ..prophesied, saying
Joh 11:51 prophesied that Jesus would die for
Act 2:17 sons and your daughters will prophesy
Act 21:9 had four daughters .. who prophesied
1Co 11:4 pray or prophesy with your head covered
1Co 13:9 because in part .. in part we prophesy
1Co 14:1 take heed .. above all that you prophesy
1Co 14:24 prophesy, and some unbeliever or
1Co 14:39 so, brothers, take heed to prophesy
Jude 1:14. of these also Enoch the seventh prophesied
Rev 10:11 prophesy again over.. peoples
Rev 11:3 I will give my two witnesses to prophesy
A. Verb naba< (ab;n: , 5012), "prophesy". This word is found in all periods of the Hebrew language. It seems to be related to the old Akkadian word nabuí†, which in its passive form means "to be called". The term is found in the Hebrew text of the Bible some 115 times. The first case is found in 1Sa 10:6, where Samuel informs Saul that when he meets a certain group of prophets, "you shall prophesy with them, and you shall be changed into another man" (rva). This incident points to the fact that there is some ambiguity in the Bible about the use of this term, both verb and noun, as there is in the words "prophesy" and "prophet" in English. So the term Old Testament implies a wide range of meanings. Most often, naba< serves to describe the function of the true prophet when he communicates God's message to the people, under the influence of the divine Spirit (1Ki 22:8; Jer 29:27; Eze 37:10). "Prophesing" was a task that a prophet could not avoid: "If the Lord Jehovah speaks, who will not prophesy?" (Am 3.8 rva; cf. Jer 20: 7, where Jeremiah confesses that he feels both attracted and forced to be a prophet). Although the formula "the word of the Lord came" is used literally hundreds of times in the Old Testament, there is really no indication of how this happened through the intellect, a vision, or any other way. Sometimes, especially in the early prophets, there might be an ecstatic experience involved, as in 1Sa 10:6, 11; 19.20. In some cases music is mentioned as a means of prophesying, as in 1Ch 25:1-3: The false prophets also prophesied, although not by the divine Spirit: "I did not send those prophets, but they ran; I did not speak to them." but they prophesied" (Jer 23:21). False prophets are roundly condemned because they do not speak the authentic word: "Prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy. Say to those who only prophesy what is in their own hearts: Hear ye the word of the Lord †¦ foolish prophets who walk after their own spirit, and have seen nothing!" (Eze 13:2-3 rva). False prophets in particular were given to states of frenzy that impelled them to prophesy, even though the content of said activity is not clearly specified (1Ki 22:10). What is important to remember is that, in the biblical context, "prophesying" can refer to anything from the frenzied ecstasy of a false prophet to the sober and measured proclamation of God's judgment through an Amos or Isaiah. "Prophesy" implies much more than predicting future events. In truth, the prophet's first concern is to speak the Word of God to the people of his day, calling them to covenant fidelity. The prophet's message was conditional on the response of the people. In other words, by their response to this word the people largely determined what the future would be, as the response of the Ninevites to Jonah's preaching illustrates. However, at times there is an element of prediction, as when Nahum predicts the fall of Nineveh (Nah 2:13) and in the various messianic passages (Isa 9:1-6; 11.1-9; 52.13-53.12). B. Nabéí name†< (aybin: , 5030), "prophet". The word has a possible cognate in Akkadian. It is found some 309 times in Biblical Hebrew, in all periods. Nabéí†< means "prophet", whether true or false (cf. Deu 13:1-5). The true prophets were spokesmen for the true God. In 1Ch 29:29 there are three words that mean "prophet": "The acts of King David, first and last, are written in the book of the chronicles of Samuel the seer[roSource:VineOldTestamentDictionary