Micah 2:6

Micah 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not prophesy,” their prophets say. “Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Do not preach"—thus they preach— "one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Do not prattle,” you say to those who prophesy. So they shall not prophesy to you; They shall not return insult for insult.

Context of Micah 2:6

4On that day they will take up against you a song of mocking And utter a song of mourning and say, ‘We are completely destroyed! He exchanges the share of my people; How He removes it from me! To the apostate He apportions our fields.’ 5Therefore you will have no one applying a measuring line For you by lot in the assembly of the Lord. ‘Do not prophesy,’ so they prophesy. But if they do not prophesy about these things, Insults will not be turned back. 7Is it being said, house of Jacob: ‘Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these His works?’ Do My words not do good For the one walking rightly? 8Recently My people have arisen as an enemy-- You strip the robe off the garment From unsuspecting passers-by, From those returned from war.

Micah 2:6 word by word

אַל־תַּטִּ֖פוּ יַטִּיפ֑וּן לֹֽא־יַטִּ֣פוּ לָאֵ֔לֶּה לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖ג כְּלִמּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• Do not prophesyנָטַףnâţaph · to drip/prophesyH5197
• about theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• Insultsכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639
• will not be turnedסוּגsûg · to turnH5472

Cross-references for Micah 2:6

• Isaiah 30:10Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions”; And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy the truth to us. Speak to us pleasant words, Prophesy illusions.
• Jeremiah 26:8Yet when Jeremiah finished speaking everything that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You must die!
• Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and speak prophetically against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev,
• Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem, and speak prophetically against the sanctuaries and prophesy against the land of Israel;
• Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine, And you commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’
• Amos 7:13But do not prophesy at Bethel any longer, for it is a sanctuary of the king and a royal residence.”
• Acts 4:17But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let’s warn them not to speak any longer to any person in this name.”
• Acts 5:28saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this Man’s blood upon us.”
• Acts 7:51“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. They are not pleasing to God, but hostile to all people,
• Psalms 74:9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there anyone among us who knows how long.
• Ezekiel 3:26Moreover, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be unable to speak and will not be a man who reprimands them, since they are a rebellious house.
• Amos 8:11“Behold, 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 rather for hearing the words of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 6:14They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.
• Jeremiah 8:11They have healed the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.

Commentaries on Micah 2:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Prophesy ye not - Do not predict any more evils - we have as many as we can bear. We are utterly ruined - shame and confusion cover our faces. The original is singular, and expressive of sorrow and sobbing. Literally, "Do not cause it to rain; they will cause it to rain; they cannot make it rain sooner than this; confusion shall not depart from us." To rain, often means to preach, to prephesy; Ezekiel 20:46, Ezekiel 21:2; Amos 7:16; Deuteronomy 32:2; Job…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy; they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame - The words are very emphatic in Hebrew, from their briefness, “Prophesy not; they shall indeed prophesy; they shall not prophesy to these; shame shall not depart.” The people, the false prophets, the politicians, forbade God and Micah to prophesy; “Prophesy not.” God, by Micah recites their prohibition to themselves, and forewarns them of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Since they say, "Prophesy not," God will take them at their word, and their sin shall be their punishment. Let the physician no longer attend the patient that will not be healed. Those are enemies, not only to God, but to their country, who silence good ministers, and stop the means of grace. What bonds will hold those who have no reverence for God's word? Sinners cannot expect to rest in a land they have polluted. You shall not only be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6There was a weak attempt to silence a true prophet. they preach: They believed that exile and other disasters could not happen to them, but they were mistaken.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Prophesy ye not, say they--namely, the Israelites say to the true prophets, when announcing unwelcome truths. Therefore God judicially abandons them to their own ways: "The prophets, by whose ministry they might have been saved from shame (ignominious captivity), shall not (that is, no longer) prophesy to them" (Is 30:10; Am 2:12; 7:16). Maurer translates the latter clause, "they shall not prophesy of such things" (as in Mi 2:3-5, these being…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 2:6

• Micah
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In the dictionaries

• Breaker
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• Shame
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Commentaries on Micah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings