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 He will lift up a parable for you, and there will be wailing lamentation, saying: “We have been utterly ruined! He changes the portion of my people. How He removes it from me! To the faithless He apportions our fields!” 5Therefore you will have no one casting for territory by lot in the congregation of Adonai. “Do not prophesy,” they prophesy. Unless they prophesy about such things, He will not turn back reproaches.” 7Is it said, “O house of Jacob, is the Ruach Adonai short of patience? Are these His deeds?” “Do not My words deal well with one who walks uprightly?” 8But recently My people arose as an enemy. You strip off the outer robe of a garment from those passing through confidently— those returning from war.

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 say to the seers, “Do not see,” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right. Speak to us smooth words. Prophesy illusions.
• Jeremiah 26:8Now when Jeremiah finished speaking all that Adonai had commanded him to speak to all the people, the kohanim and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying: “You will surely die!
• Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face toward Teman and proclaim to the South. Prophesy against the brush land of the Negev.
• Amos 2:12“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and you commanded the prophets saying, ‘Do not prophesy.’
• Amos 7:13But at Bethel you are not to prophesy any more—for it is a royal sanctuary and a house of the kingdom.”
• Acts 4:17But so it won’t spread any further among the people, let’s warn them not to speak anymore to anyone in this name.”
• Acts 5:28saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name—and look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring on us the blood of this Man!”
• Acts 7:51“O you stiff-necked people! You uncircumcised of heart and ears! You always resist the Ruach ha-Kodesh; just as your fathers did, you do as well.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Yeshua and the prophets and drove us out. They are not pleasing to God and hostile to all people,
• Psalms 74:9We do not see our signs. No longer is there any prophet— and no one among us knows how long.
• Ezekiel 3:26I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth. You will be mute and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.
• Amos 8:11“Behold, days are coming” —declares my Lord Adonai— “when I will send a famine on the land —not a famine of bread nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Adonai.
• Jeremiah 6:14They healed the wound of My people superficially, saying ‘Shalom, shalom!’ when there is no shalom.”
• Jeremiah 8:11They heal the fracture of the daughter of My people by treating it superficially— saying, ‘Shalom, shalom,’ when there is no shalom.

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