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They will all cover their faces because there is no answer from God.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then you seers will be put to shame, and you fortune-tellers will be disgraced. And you will cover your faces because there is no answer from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the seers shall be disgraced, and the diviners put to shame; they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for <i>there is</i> no answer of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the seers shall be ashamed, And the diviners abashed; Indeed they shall all cover their lips; For <i>there is</i> no answer from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The seers will be put to shame, And the diviners will be ashamed. Indeed, they will all cover <i>their</i> lips Because there is no answer from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The seers will be ashamed And the diviners will be embarrassed. Indeed, they will all cover their mouths Because there is no answer from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The seers will be ashamed And the diviners will be embarrassed. Indeed, they will all cover <i>their</i> mouths Because there is no answer from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The seers will be ashamed, And the diviners will be humiliated. Indeed, they will all cover <i>their</i> mouths Because there is no answer from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The seers shall be ashamed And the diviners discredited <i>and</i> embarrassed; Indeed, they shall all cover their mouths [in shame] Because there is no answer from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners disappointed. They will all cover their mouths because there will be no answer from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners disappointed. They will all cover their mouths because there will be no answer from God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You prophets and fortunetellers will all be disgraced, with no message from me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their lips: for there is no answer of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Seers will be put to shame. Those who practice witchcraft will be disgraced. All of them will cover their faces, because God won't answer them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who predict the future will be disgraced by their failure. They will all be humiliated because God does not answer them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who see visions will be put to shame, and the diviners will be disgraced—every one of them— they will cover their faces, because there will be no answer from God.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The prophets will be ashamed; the omen readers will be humiliated. All of them will cover their mouths, for they will receive no divine oracles." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The seers shall be disappointed, and the diviners confounded. Yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The seers shall be disappointed, and the diviners confounded. Yes, they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the seers have been ashamed, "" And the diviners have been confounded, "" And all of them have covered their lip, "" For there is no answer, O God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And ashamed have been the seers, And confounded have been the diviners, And covered their lip have all of them, For their is no answer, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they seeing were ashamed, and they divining were disgraced, and they covered over their lip, all of them; for no answer of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall be confounded that see visions, and the diviners shall be confounded: and they shall all cover their faces, because there is no answer of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And those who see visions will be confounded, and the diviners will be confounded. And they will all cover their faces, because there is no response from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded; They shall all cover their lips, because there is no answer from God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the seers shall be disgraced, and the diviners put to shame; they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their lips because God will not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And those who are seers of visions shall be ashamed, and the Soothsayers shall be put to shame and all of them shall be covered over their lips because God has not answered them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded; Yea, they shall all cover their upper lips; For there shall be no answer of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the seers of night-visions shall be ashamed, and the prophets shall be laughed to scorn: and all the people shall speak against them, because there shall be none to hearken to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/3-7.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=434" 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/3.htm">Rulers and Prophets Condemned</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2374.htm" title="2374: ha·ḥō·zîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A seer. Active participle of chazah; a beholder in vision; also a compact.">Then the seers</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: ū·ḇō·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">will be ashamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7080.htm" title="7080: haq·qō·sə·mîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to distribute, i.e. Determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine.">and the diviners</a> <a href="/hebrew/2659.htm" title="2659: wə·ḥā·p̄ə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root: to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach.">will be disgraced.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">They will all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5844.htm" title="5844: wə·‘ā·ṭū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself. A primitive root; to wrap, i.e. Cover, veil, cloth, or roll.">cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8222.htm" title="8222: śā·p̄ām (N-msc) -- Mustache. From saphah; the beard.">their mouths</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4617.htm" title="4617: ma·‘ă·nêh (N-msc) -- An answer, response. From anah; a reply.">answer</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">from God.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.…<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="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm">Ezekiel 13:9</a></span><br />My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Zechariah 13:4</a></span><br />And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Lamentations 2:14</a></span><br />The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Ezekiel 13:3</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a></span><br />When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Isaiah 44:25</a></span><br />who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a></span><br />But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.” / You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” / When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a></span><br />For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.</p><p class="hdg">the seers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Exodus 8:18,19</a></b></br> And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-11.htm">Exodus 9:11</a></b></br> And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">1 Samuel 9:9</a></b></br> (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for <i>he that is</i> now <i>called</i> a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)</p><p class="hdg">cover.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45</a></b></br> And the leper in whom the plague <i>is</i>, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17,22</a></b></br> Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not <i>thy</i> lips, and eat not the bread of men… </p><p class="hdg">lips.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-37.htm">1 Samuel 14:37</a></b></br> And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/28-6.htm">1 Samuel 28:6,15</a></b></br> And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets… </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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/2-27.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jonah/3-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/jonah/3-8.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/joel/2-27.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Disgraced</a> <a href="/daniel/4-7.htm">Diviners</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Embarrassed</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Future</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/daniel/4-7.htm">Readers</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Seers</a> <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/joel/2-27.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Upper</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-34.htm">Disgraced</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Diviners</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-14.htm">Embarrassed</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/mark/12-23.htm">Future</a> <a href="/micah/4-5.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Readers</a> <a href="/judges/9-37.htm">Seers</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Upper</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/3-1.htm">The cruelty of the princes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">The falsehood of the prophets.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/3-8.htm">The false security of them both.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the seers will be ashamed</b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, seers were individuals who claimed to have the ability to perceive divine messages and visions. The term "ashamed" indicates a profound sense of disgrace and failure. This shame arises because their predictions and insights are proven false or ineffective. In biblical history, true prophets were validated by the fulfillment of their prophecies (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-21.htm">Deuteronomy 18:21-22</a>). The seers' shame reflects their inability to deliver true messages from God, contrasting with the genuine prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, who spoke with authority and accuracy.<p><b>and the diviners will be disgraced.</b><br>Diviners were those who practiced divination, attempting to foretell the future or gain insight through supernatural means, often condemned in the Hebrew Scriptures (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>). Their disgrace comes from their reliance on false methods and their failure to provide true guidance. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the futility of trusting in human wisdom or pagan practices over divine revelation. The disgrace of the diviners underscores the superiority of God's wisdom over human attempts to control or predict the future.<p><b>They will all cover their mouths</b><br>Covering the mouth is a cultural expression of silence, shame, or mourning. In the ancient Near East, this gesture signified an acknowledgment of one's inability to speak or defend oneself, often in the face of judgment or failure. This imagery is used elsewhere in Scripture to depict silence before divine authority (<a href="/job/40-4.htm">Job 40:4</a>). The seers and diviners, once vocal and confident, are now rendered speechless, highlighting their impotence and the futility of their practices.<p><b>because there is no answer from God.”</b><br>The absence of an answer from God signifies divine judgment and the withdrawal of His guidance. In the biblical narrative, God's silence often indicates disfavor or a response to persistent disobedience (<a href="/1_samuel/28-6.htm">1 Samuel 28:6</a>). This silence contrasts with times when God actively communicated with His people through prophets. The lack of divine response underscores the seriousness of Israel's spiritual condition and the consequences of turning away from God. It also foreshadows the coming of Christ, who is the ultimate revelation and communication of God to humanity (<a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</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 a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and his messages were directed towards both Israel and Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/seers.htm">Seers</a></b><br>Individuals in ancient Israel who claimed to have the ability to see visions and predict the future. They were often consulted for divine guidance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/diviners.htm">Diviners</a></b><br>Practitioners who attempted to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge through various means, often considered illegitimate or false prophets in the biblical context.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_israel.htm">Judah and Israel</a></b><br>The divided kingdoms of the Hebrew people during Micah's time. Judah was the southern kingdom, and Israel was the northern kingdom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event or action of divine retribution that Micah prophesies against the false prophets and leaders of Israel and Judah for their corruption and misleading of the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_false_prophecy.htm">The Consequences of False Prophecy</a></b><br>False prophets and diviners will face shame and disgrace when their predictions fail, highlighting the importance of truth and integrity in spiritual leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_silence_of_god.htm">The Silence of God</a></b><br>When God does not answer, it is often a sign of judgment or disapproval. This silence serves as a warning to seek genuine repentance and alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>Believers are called to discern the truth and be wary of those who claim to speak for God without evidence of His endorsement. True prophecy aligns with God's revealed word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_accountability.htm">The Importance of Accountability</a></b><br>Spiritual leaders are accountable to God for their teachings. Misleading others for personal gain leads to divine judgment and public disgrace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While <a href="/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7</a> speaks of judgment, it also implies the possibility of restoration through repentance. Turning back to God can restore communication and favor.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_jesus'_life_and_teachings_fulfill_god.htm">How does Jesus' life and teachings fulfill God's promise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_makes_christianity_unique.htm">What makes Christianity unique compared to other religions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_one_true_god.htm">What does 'You are my Son' signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_rewards_come_from_perseverance.htm">What does 'Every Spiritual Blessing' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">They shall all cover their lips.</span>--As the lepers, who were cut off from all communication with men, so also these false prophets, being cut off from all communion with God, were to "put a covering upon the upper lip." It was also a sign of mourning for one dead, and Ezekiel was commanded to awaken the astonishment of the people by omitting to cover his upper lip when his wife died.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shall the seers be ashamed.</span> The false prophets shall be ashamed because their oracles are proved to be delusive. <span class="cmt_word">They shall all cover their lips</span>; <span class="accented">the upper lip</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the face up to the nose, in sign of mourning and shame (see <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17, 22</a>). It is equivalent to covering the head for the same reason, as <a href="/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Jeremiah 14:4</a>. Septuagint, <span class="greek">Καταλαλήσουσι</span> <span class="greek">καὶ αὐτῶν πάντες αὐτοί</span>, taking the verb to mean "shall open" (not "cover") their lips against them. <span class="cmt_word">For there is no answer of God.</span> There was no revelation (<a href="/psalms/74-9.htm">Psalm 74:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Ezekiel 7:26</a>). Septuagint, <span class="greek">Διότι οὐκ ἔσται</span> <span class="greek">ὁ ἐπακούων αὐτῶν</span>, "Because there shall be none that hearkeneth unto them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/3-7.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">Then the seers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹזִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·zîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2374.htm">Strong's 2374: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beholder in vision, a compact</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be ashamed</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֹ֣שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇō·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the diviners</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·sə·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7080.htm">Strong's 7080: </a> </span><span class="str2">To distribute, determine by lot, magical scroll, to divine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disgraced.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָֽפְרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·p̄ə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2659.htm">Strong's 2659: </a> </span><span class="str2">To blush, to be ashamed, disappointed, to shame, reproach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They will all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cover</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָט֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5844.htm">Strong's 5844: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their mouths</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂפָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(śā·p̄ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8222.htm">Strong's 8222: </a> </span><span class="str2">The beard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[there is] no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answer</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲנֵ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4617.htm">Strong's 4617: </a> </span><span class="str2">An answer, response</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/3-7.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 3:7 The seers shall be disappointed and (Mc Mic. 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