6"Do not prophesy," their prophets say. "Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us."


In Context

3 Therefore, the Lord says: "I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.

4 In that day men will ridicule you; they will taunt you with this mournful song: 'We are utterly ruined; my people's possession is divided up. He takes it from me! He assigns our fields to traitors.' "

5 Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the Lord to divide the land by lot.

6 "Do not prophesy," their prophets say. "Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us."

7 Should it be said, O house of Jacob: "Is the Spirit of the Lord angry? Does he do such things?" "Do not my words do good to him whose ways are upright?

8 Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip off the rich robe from those who pass by without a care, like men returning from battle.

Micah 2:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Prophesy ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Speak ye not, saying: It shall not drop upon these, confusion shall not take them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6|Don't prophesy!| They prophesy. |Don't prophesy about these things. Disgrace won't overtake us.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Ye do not prophesy — they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Prophesy you not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.