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[a]Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy [b]to these: reproaches shall not depart. [c]Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Jehovah [d]straitened? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? But [e]of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children ye take away my glory for ever. 10 Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction. 11 If a man walking [f]in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:6 Or, Prophesy ye not, they are ever prophesying, say they; Hebrew Drop etc. See Am. 7:16.
  2. Micah 2:6 Or, of these things: their reproaches never cease
  3. Micah 2:7 Or, O thou that art named the house of Jacob
  4. Micah 2:7 Or, impatient Hebrew shortened.
  5. Micah 2:8 Hebrew yesterday.
  6. Micah 2:11 Or, in wind and falsehood

“Do not preach!” they are preaching.
    They should not preach to these;
    disgrace will not overtake us.
Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
    Is the patience[a] of Yahweh shortened?
    Are these his deeds?
Are my words not pleasing
    to him who walks upright?
But recently[b] my people have risen up as an enemy;
    from before the cloak you strip off the robe
from those passing by in confidence,
    returning from war.
You have driven out the women of my people
    from the houses of their[c] pleasure.
From their[d] children you have taken away
    my glory forever.
10 Arise and go,
    for this is no resting place,
on account of uncleanness that destroys
    with painful destruction.
11 If a man walks about in a spirit of deception and lies,
    saying “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”
    then he would be a preacher for this people!

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:7 Or “spirit”
  2. Micah 2:8 Literally “yesterday”
  3. Micah 2:9 Hebrew “her”
  4. Micah 2:9 Hebrew “her”