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Such disasters will never come our way!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Do not preach”—thus they preach— “one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Prophesy ye not, <i>say they to them that</i> prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, <i>that</i> they shall not take shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Do not prattle,” <i>you say to those</i> who prophesy. So they shall not prophesy to you; They shall not return insult for insult.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Do not prophesy,’ <i>so</i> they prophesy. <i>But if</i> they do not prophesy about these things, Insults will not be turned back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not speak out,&#8217 so they speak out. But if they do not speak out concerning these things, Reproaches will not be turned back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Do not speak out,’ <i>so</i> they speak out. <i>But if</i> they do not speak out concerning these things, Reproaches will not be turned back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Do not speak, dripping out <i>words</i>,’ they say <i>while</i> dripping out <i>words</i>. <i>But if</i> they do not drip out <i>words</i> concerning these things, Dishonor will not be turned back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Do not speak out,’ so they speak out. <i>But if</i> they do not speak out concerning these things, Reproaches will not be turned back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Quit your preaching,” they preach. “They should not preach these things; shame will not overtake us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Quit your preaching,&#8221 they preach.&#8221 They should not preach these things; shame will not overtake us.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Enough of your preaching!" That's what you tell me. "We won't be disgraced, so stop preaching!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your prophets say, "Don't prophesy! Don't prophesy such things! Disgrace will never overtake us."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people preach at me and say, "Don't preach at us. Don't preach about all that. God is not going to disgrace us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />To those who speak out, they will declare, 'Don't prophesy to anyone!' so their shame won't go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Do not preach,? they preach. ?Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Don't preach with such impassioned rhetoric,' they say excitedly. 'These prophets should not preach of such things; we will not be overtaken by humiliation.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Do not prophesy." They prophesy. "Do not prophesy about these things. Disgrace won't overtake us."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not prophesy—they prophesy, "" They do not prophesy to these, "" It does not remove shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ye do not prophesy -- they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not let fall in drops; they shall let fall in drops; they shall not let fall in drops for these; shame shall not be removed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Speak ye not, saying: It shall not drop upon these, confusion shall not take them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not speak by saying, “It will not drop on these ones; shame will not embrace them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Do not preach,” they preach, “no one should preach of these things! Shame will not overtake us.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Do not preach”—thus they preach— “one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Shed not tears, and weep not over these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not weep tears neither shall you weep for these things, that reproach will not overtake you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Preach ye not', they preach; 'They shall not preach of these things, That they shall not take shame.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let <i>any</i> weep for these things; for he shall not remove the reproaches,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/2-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=262" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/2.htm">The False Prophets</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5197.htm" title="5197: taṭ·ṭi·p̄ū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to ooze, i.e. Distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration.">preach,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5197.htm" title="5197: yaṭ·ṭî·p̄ūn (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to ooze, i.e. Distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration.">they preach.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5197.htm" title="5197: yaṭ·ṭi·p̄ū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ooze, i.e. Distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration.">preach</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: lā·’êl·leh (Prep-l:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these things;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3639.htm" title="3639: kə·lim·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Insult, reproach, ignominy. From kalam; disgrace.">disgrace</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5253.htm" title="5253: yis·saḡ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- Departing away, remove, take hold, turn away. A primitive root; to retreat.">overtake us.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-12.htm">Amos 2:12</a></span><br />“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Jeremiah 11:21</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Amos 7:12-13</a></span><br />And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. / But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12</a></span><br />to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Ezekiel 13:7</a></span><br />Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></span><br />The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a></span><br />They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Ezekiel 13:10</a></span><br />Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-31</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15-16</a></span><br />who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Jeremiah 20:2</a></span><br />he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Prophesy you not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.</p><p class="hdg">Prophesy ye, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></b></br> Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8,9,20-23</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded <i>him</i> to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Ezekiel 20:46</a></b></br> Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop <i>thy word</i> toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;</p><p class="hdg">they shall not prophesy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-9.htm">Psalm 74:9</a></b></br> We see not our signs: <i>there is</i> no more any prophet: neither <i>is there</i> among us any that knoweth how long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26</a></b></br> And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they <i>are</i> a rebellious house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Amos 8:11-13</a></b></br> Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: … </p><p class="hdg">that they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14,15</a></b></br> They have healed also the hurt <i>of the daughter</i> of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when <i>there is</i> no peace… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11,12</a></b></br> For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when <i>there is</i> no peace… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/micah/2-3.htm">Family</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-10.htm">Ignominy</a> <a href="/micah/1-5.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/jonah/3-2.htm">Preach</a> <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Reproaches</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Won't</a> <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/micah/7-6.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-8.htm">Ignominy</a> <a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Preach</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Reproaches</a> <a href="/micah/3-7.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Won't</a> <a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Against oppression.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/2-4.htm">A lamentation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/2-7.htm">A reproof of injustice and idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/2-12.htm">A promise to restore Jacob.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These prophets were telling Micah and other true prophets to stop delivering messages of judgment. The cultural context of ancient Israel often involved prophets who were expected to deliver messages that aligned with the desires of the people and the leaders, rather than the truth from God. This reflects a broader biblical theme where false prophets are condemned for leading people astray (<a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16-17</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Ezekiel 13:2-3</a>). The resistance to true prophecy is a recurring issue, as seen in the rejection of Jesus' own teachings (<a href="/john/8-45.htm">John 8:45-47</a>).<p><b>“Do not preach these things;”</b><br>The false prophets were specifically objecting to the messages of impending judgment and calls for repentance. In the historical context, the Northern Kingdom of Israel had already fallen to Assyria, and Judah was under threat. The people preferred messages of peace and prosperity, ignoring the covenantal warnings given by God through His prophets (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>). This reflects a human tendency to avoid uncomfortable truths, a theme also seen in the New Testament where people turn away from sound doctrine (<a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a>).<p><b>“disgrace will not overtake us.”</b><br>This phrase captures the false assurance given by the prophets that the people of Judah would not face the consequences of their actions. It reflects a misunderstanding or deliberate ignorance of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings and curses were contingent on obedience (Leviticus 26, <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>). The false prophets' message contradicted the warnings of true prophets like Micah, who spoke of the coming judgment due to the people's sins. This false sense of security is a common theme in Scripture, where people believe they are immune to God's judgment (<a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Amos 9:10</a>, <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a>). The ultimate fulfillment of God's justice and mercy is found in Jesus Christ, who offers salvation from disgrace through His atoning sacrifice (<a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Israel and Judah. His ministry focused on social justice, true worship, and the coming Messiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>These were individuals in Israel who opposed Micah's message. They were more concerned with maintaining their own comfort and status than with the truth of God's word.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel_and_judah.htm">Israel and Judah</a></b><br>The divided kingdoms of God's chosen people. During Micah's time, both kingdoms were experiencing moral and spiritual decline, leading to impending judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>A central theme in Micah's prophecy, where God warns of the consequences of sin and disobedience, yet also offers hope for repentance and restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/disgrace.htm">Disgrace</a></b><br>The consequence that the false prophets and people believed would not come upon them, despite their sinful actions and rejection of God's message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_rejecting_truth.htm">The Danger of Rejecting Truth</a></b><br>Just as the false prophets in Micah's time rejected God's message, we must be cautious not to dismiss uncomfortable truths in Scripture that challenge our lifestyle or beliefs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_preachers.htm">The Role of Prophets and Preachers</a></b><br>True prophets and preachers are called to deliver God's message faithfully, even when it is unpopular. We should support and pray for those who speak God's truth today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings can lead to spiritual and sometimes physical consequences. We should be attentive to God's Word and repent when necessary.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Believers must discern between true and false teachings, ensuring that what we accept aligns with Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_repentance.htm">Hope in Repentance</a></b><br>Despite the warnings of judgment, God always offers hope and restoration to those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_micah_2_6-7_warnings_align_with_scripture.htm">Is there any evidence that the warnings against false prophets in Micah 2:6–7 align with or contradict other prophetic accounts in Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_complete_fulfillment.htm">What does 'esteem others better than yourself' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_generosity.htm">Why prioritize the Jews in spreading the gospel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_snowflake_adoptions.htm">What does it mean to worship?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Prophesy ye not.</span>--The construction of this verse is very confused, but the intention of it is fairly clear. It contains the address of the oppressors to the true prophets, and their reply. The oppressors desire the prophets to cease prophesying; nevertheless, the prophecies shall be continued, but without benefit to those who will not put away their shame.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 6-11.</span> - § 7. <span class="accented">The threat announced in ver.</span> 3 <span class="accented">is further vindicated and applied to individual sinners, with a glance at the false prophets who taught the people to love lies.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Prophesy ye not;</span> literally, <span class="accented">drop ye not</span>, as <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">Amos 7:16</a> (where see note). The speakers are generally supposed to be the false prophets who wish to stop the mouths of Micah and those who are like minded with him. This is probably correct; but these are not the only speakers; the people themselves, the oppressing grandees, who side with the popularity hunting seers, are also included (see note on ver. 12). Say they to them that <span class="cmt_word">prophesy</span>; rather, <span class="accented">thus they prophesy</span> (<span class="accented">drop</span>). Micah uses their own word sarcastically, "Do not be always rebuking; Thus they rebuke." The rest of the verse belongs to the same speakers, and should be rendered, "They shall not prophesy of these things; reproaches never cease." The great men and the false prophets complain of the true prophets that they are always proclaiming misfortune and rebuking the people, and they bid them leave such denunciations alone for the future. The passage is very difficult, and its interpretation has greatly exercised commentators; the above is virtually the explanation of Ewald, Hitzig, Caspari, and Cheyne. Orelli makes the two last clauses Micah's answer to the interdict of the adversaries, "Should one not prophesy of these things? Should reproaches (against the true prophets) never cease?" We prefer the interpretations given above, and consider the prophet's reply to be given in the next verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">preach,”</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּטִּ֖פוּ</span> <span class="translit">(taṭ·ṭi·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5197.htm">Strong's 5197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they preach.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַטִּיפ֑וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yaṭ·ṭî·p̄ūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5197.htm">Strong's 5197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">preach</span><br /><span class="heb">יַטִּ֣פוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaṭ·ṭi·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5197.htm">Strong's 5197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things;</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאֵ֔לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disgrace</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלִמּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lim·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3639.htm">Strong's 3639: </a> </span><span class="str2">Insult, reproach, ignominy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overtake us.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסַּ֖ג</span> <span class="translit">(yis·saḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5253.htm">Strong's 5253: </a> </span><span class="str2">Departing away, remove, take hold, turn away </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/2-6.htm">Micah 2:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/2-6.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 2:6 Don't prophesy! 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