Micah 2:6 BSB — MannaFest

Micah 2:6

“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”

BSB

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ASV

Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.

KJV

Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy; they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame - The words are very emphatic in Hebrew, from their briefness, “Prophesy not; they shall indeed prophesy; they shall not prophesy to these; shame shall not depart.” The people, the false prophets, the politicians, forbade God and Micah to prophesy; “Prophesy not.” God, by Micah recites their prohibition to themselves, and forewarns them of the consequences. Prophesy ye not - , literally drop not. Amaziah and the God-opposing party had already given an ungodly meaning to the word . “Drop not,” “distill not,” thus unceasingly, these same words, ever warning, ever telling of “lamentation and mourning and woe Eze 2:10; prophesying not good concerning us, but evil” 1Ki 22:18. So their descendants commanded the Apostles Act 4:18; Act 5:40 not to speak at all or to teach in the Name of Jesus Act 5:28. Did we not straitly command you, that ye should not teach in this Name? Act 6:13. This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law. God answers; They shall certainly prophesy. The Hebrew word is emphatic. The prophets had their commission from God, and Him they must obey, whether Israel Eze 2:5, Eze 2:7 would hear or whether they would forbear. So must Micah and Isaiah Isa 28:9-14, Isa 28:22 now, or Jeremiah Jer 1:7, Jer 1:17; Jer 26:10-15, Ezekiel, and the rest afterward. “They shall not prophesy to these.” He does not say only, “They shall not prophesy to them,” but, to these; that is, they shall prophesy to others who would receive their words: God’s word would not be stayed; they who would hearken shall never be deprived of their portion; but to these who despise, “they shall not prophesy.” It shall be all one, as though they did not prophesy; the soft rain shall not bedew them. […]

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תַּטִּ֖פוּ	ta.Ti.fu	you prophesy	H5197 →
יַטִּיפ֑וּן	ya.ti.Fun	they prophesy !	H5197 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יַטִּ֣פוּ	ya.Ti.fu	they will prophesy	H5197 →
לָאֵ֔לֶּה	la.'E.leh	of these [things]	H428 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִסַּ֖ג	yi.Sag	it will be turned back	H5253 →
כְּלִמּֽוֹת׃	ke.li.Mot	ignomini[es]	H3639 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H5197tatifuyou prophesy18×

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 30:10
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.
leads to
- Amos 7:13
  But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 11:21
  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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 16:18
  For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Ezekiel 13:7–10
  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?
- Amos 2:12
  “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
Through
Acts 5:40
At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
leads to
- Matthew 10:17
  But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Through
Ezekiel 3:26
I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.
leads to
- Ezekiel 24:27
  On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that…
Through
Amos 2:12
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
leads to
- Isaiah 30:10
  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.

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