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

4In that day your enemies will make fun of you by singing this song of despair about you: “We are finished, completely ruined! God has confiscated our land, taking it from us. He has given our fields to those who betrayed us.” 5Others will set your boundaries then, and the Lord’s people will have no say in how the land is divided. “Don’t say such things,” the people respond. “Don’t prophesy like that. Such disasters will never come our way!” 7Should you talk that way, O family of Israel? Will the Lord’s Spirit have patience with such behavior? If you would do what is right, you would find my words comforting. 8Yet to this very hour my people rise against me like an enemy! You steal the shirts right off the backs of those who trusted you, making them as ragged as men returning from battle.

Micah 2:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Prophesyנָטַףnâţaph · to drip/prophesyH5197
• they shall not takeנָסַגnâsag · to removeH5253
• shameכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639

Cross-references for Micah 2:6

• Isaiah 30:10They tell the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” They tell the prophets, “Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. Tell us lies.
• Jeremiah 26:8But when Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything the Lord had told him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people at the Temple mobbed him. “Kill him!” they shouted.
• Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, turn and face the south and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev.
• Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.
• Amos 2:12“But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine, and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’
• Amos 7:13Don’t bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!”
• Acts 4:17But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.”
• Acts 5:28“We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said. “Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”
• Acts 7:51“You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity
• Psalms 74:9We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end.
• Ezekiel 3:26And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be speechless and unable to rebuke them, for they are rebels.
• Amos 8:11“The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 6:14They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace.
• Jeremiah 8:11They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when 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
• Micah (2)
• Shame
• Take

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