Micah 2:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Micah 2:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 2:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 2:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies, saying, “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink,” he would be the prophet of this people.”

Micah 2:11 — World English Bible

Micah 2:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. ”

Micah 2:11 — American Standard Version

Micah 2:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If one is going <FI>with<Fi> the wind, And <FI>with<Fi> falsehood hath lied: `I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,' He hath been the prophet of this people!”

Micah 2:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 2:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, [saying,] I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink, he shall be the prophet of this people. ”

Micah 2:11 — Darby Translation

Micah 2:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If a man walke in the Spirit, and would lie falsely, saying, I wil prophecie vnto thee of wine, and of strong drinke, he shall euen be the prophet of this people.”

Micah 2:11 — Geneva Bible

Micah 2:11 in Context — Micah 2

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.

12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.

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What Does Micah 2:11 Mean?

Micah 2:11 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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