Micah 3:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.”

Micah 3:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 3:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 3:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Therefore night is over you, with no vision, and it is dark to you, that you may not divine; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will be black over them.”

Micah 3:6 — World English Bible

Micah 3:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore it shall be night unto you, that ye shall have no vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them. ”

Micah 3:6 — American Standard Version

Micah 3:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Therefore a night ye have without vision, And darkness ye have without divination, And gone in hath the sun on the prophets, And black over them hath been the day.”

Micah 3:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 3:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“therefore ye shall have night without a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, without divination; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them. ”

Micah 3:6 — Darby Translation

Micah 3:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore night shalbe vnto you for a vision, and darkenesse shalbe vnto you for a diuination, and the sunne shall goe downe ouer the prophets, and the day shalbe darke ouer them.”

Micah 3:6 — Geneva Bible

Micah 3:6 in Context — Micah 3

4 Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

5 Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

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What Does Micah 3:6 Mean?

Micah 3:6 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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