Micah 2:6-11
New King James Version
Lying Prophets
6 “Do not prattle,” you say to those who [a]prophesy.
So they shall not prophesy [b]to you;
[c]They shall not return insult for insult.
7 You who are named the house of Jacob:
“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good
To him who walks uprightly?
8 “Lately My people have risen up as an enemy—
You pull off the robe with the garment
From those who trust you, as they pass by,
Like men returned from war.
9 The women of My people you cast out
From their pleasant houses;
From their children
You have taken away My glory forever.
10 “Arise and depart,
For this is not your (A)rest;
Because it is (B)defiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.
11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [d]prophesy to you [e]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (C)prattler of this people.
Footnotes
- Micah 2:6 Or preach, lit. drip words
- Micah 2:6 Lit. to these
- Micah 2:6 Vg. He shall not take shame
- Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
- Micah 2:11 concerning
Micah 2:6-11
Authorized (King James) Version
6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy:
they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
7 O thou that art named the house of Jacob,
is the spirit of the Lord straitened?
are these his doings?
do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
8 Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy:
ye pull off the robe with the garment
from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses;
from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
10 Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest:
because it is polluted, it shall destroy you,
even with a sore destruction.
11 If a man walking in the spirit and 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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