Micah 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.”
Micah 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Micah 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Micah 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.””
Micah 2:6 — World English Bible
Micah 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Prophesy ye not, thusthey prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart. ”
Micah 2:6 — American Standard Version
Micah 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ye do not prophesy--they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.”
Micah 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Micah 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart. ”
Micah 2:6 — Darby Translation
Micah 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They that prophecied, Prophecie ye not. They shall not prophecie to them, neither shall they take shame.”
Micah 2:6 — Geneva Bible
Micah 2:6 in Context — Micah 2
4 In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the Lord.
6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
7 O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
8 Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
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What Does Micah 2:6 Mean?
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