Micah 2:6

In 11 translations

BSB

“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”

KJV

Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.Prophesy ye…: or, Prophesy not as they prophesy: Heb. Drop, etc

WEB

“Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.”

ASV

Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.

LSV

You do not prophesy—they prophesy, || They do not prophesy to these, || It does not remove shame.

YLT

Ye do not prophesy — they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.

DBY

Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.

DRC

Speak ye not, saying: It shall not drop upon these, confusion shall not take them.

GNV

They that prophecied, Prophecie ye not. They shall not prophecie to them, neither shall they take shame.

JPS

'Preach ye not', they preach; 'They shall not preach of these things, that they shall not take shame.'

LXXE

Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let any weep for these things; for he shall not remove the reproaches,

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WLC

אַל־תַּטִּ֖פוּ יַטִּיפ֑וּן לֹֽא־יַטִּ֣פוּ לָאֵ֔לֶּה לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖ג כְּלִמּֽוֹת׃

LXX-Br

μὴ κλαίετε δάκρυσι, μηδὲ δακρυέτωσαν ἐπὶ τούτοις· οὐδὲ γὰρ ἀπώσεται ὀνείδη,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
• Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
• Ezekiel 3:26I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.
• Acts 5:40At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
• Acts 4:17But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
• Jeremiah 8:11–12They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all;…
• Jeremiah 26:8–9and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die! How dare you prophesy in the…
• Jeremiah 26:20–23Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did. King Jehoiakim and all…
• Micah 6:16You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of…
• Amos 8:11–13Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. People will stagger from sea to sea…
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they…
• Amos 7:13But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
• Jeremiah 6:14–15They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even…
• Psalms 74:9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
• Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
• Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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