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Micah 3:5

This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:

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Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
הַמַּתְעִ֣יםha.mat.'Imwho misleadH8582 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַמִּ֑י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤יםha.no.she.Khimwho biteH5391 →
בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙be.shi.nei.Hemwith teeth theirH8127 →
וְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'Uand they proclaimH7121 →
שָׁל֔וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965 →
וַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.Sherand [the one] whoH834 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenhe putsH5414 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
פִּיהֶ֔םpi.Hemmouth theirH6310 →
וְקִדְּשׁ֥וּve.ki.de.Shuand they consecrateH6942 →
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
מִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahwarH4421 →

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Jeremiah 14:14–15“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.2 Peter 2:1Now 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.Jeremiah 6:14They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.Isaiah 9:15–16The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.Jeremiah 23:32“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.Ezekiel 22:25–29The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.Ezekiel 13:10–16Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Malachi 2:8But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.Jeremiah 23:9–17As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”Jeremiah 28:15–17Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.Titus 1:11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.Jeremiah 23:17They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’

About Micah

Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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