And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, because he does not prophesy anything good regarding me, but only bad. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say so.”

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The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate(A) him because he never prophesies anything good(B) about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.

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27 and say, ‘This is what the king says: “(A)Put this man in prison, and feed him enough bread and water to survive until I [a]return safely.”’”

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  1. 1 Kings 22:27 Lit come in peace

27 and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison(A) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”

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30 They (A)did not accept my advice,
They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.

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30 Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,(A)

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18 Woe to those who drag (A)wrongdoing with the cords of [a]deceit,
And sin as if with cart ropes;
19 (B)Who say, “Let Him hurry, let Him do His work quickly, so that we may see it;
And let the plan of the Holy One of Israel approach
And come to pass, so that we may know it!”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:18 Or worthlessness

18 Woe(A) to those who draw sin along with cords(B) of deceit,
    and wickedness(C) as with cart ropes,
19 to those who say, “Let God hurry;
    let him hasten(D) his work
    so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One(E) of Israel—
    let it approach, let it come into view,
    so we may know it.”(F)

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Judah Is Warned

14 Therefore, (A)hear the word of the Lord, you (B)scoffers,
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,

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14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord,(A) you scoffers(B)
    who rule this people in Jerusalem.

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22 And now do not carry on as (A)scoffers,
Or your shackles will be made stronger;
For I have heard from the Lord [a]God of armies
Of decisive (B)destruction on all the earth.

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  1. Isaiah 28:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

22 Now stop your mocking,(A)
    or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
    of the destruction decreed(B) against the whole land.(C)

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29 And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You have (A)burned this scroll, saying, ‘(B)Why have you written on it [a]that the (C)king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will make mankind and animals disappear from it?’”

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  1. Jeremiah 36:29 Lit saying

29 Also tell Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You burned that scroll and said, “Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon would certainly come and destroy this land and wipe from it(A) both man and beast?”(B)

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