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.
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4 additional translationsIf 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.
If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
If one is going with the wind, And with falsehood hath lied: `I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,' He hath been the prophet of this people!
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentMicah — A prophet of rural Moresheth — contemporary of Isaiah — preaching judgment on Jerusalem and Samaria. Bethlehem named as Messiah's birthplace. And the Bible's clearest summary of what the LORD requires.
- Author
- Micah the Morasthite (1:1) — from Moresheth-Gath in the Judean lowlands
- Date
- c. 740–700 BC, during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah