Focused Passage

Micah 3:5-8

Judgment Against Corrupt Leaders, Priests, and Prophets

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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:

6 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.

7 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.”

8 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.

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Verse 5

Cross-references

Matthew 7:15 Classic cross-references Romans 16:18 Classic cross-references Micah 3:11 Classic cross-references 2 Peter 2:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:14 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 4:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 1:8 OliveGrove study links John 3:19-21 OliveGrove study links

Original words

This is what כֹּ֚ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular As for עַל־ H5921 Preposition the prophets הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים H5030 Article | Noun - masculine plural who lead My people עַמִּ֑י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular astray הַמַּתְעִ֣ים H8582 Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker who proclaim וְקָרְא֣וּ H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural peace שָׁל֔וֹם H7965 Noun - masculine singular - וַאֲשֶׁר֙ H834 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative while they chew הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים H5391 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural with their teeth בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙ H8127 Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural but declare וְקִדְּשׁ֥וּ H6942 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural war מִלְחָמָֽה׃ H4421 Noun - feminine singular against one עַל־ H5921 Preposition who puts יִתֵּ֣ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular nothing לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle in עָלָ֖יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular their mouths פִּיהֶ֔ם H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

Amos 8:11 Classic cross-references Amos 8:9 Classic cross-references Isaiah 8:20 Classic cross-references Zechariah 13:4 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 13:23 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 4:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 1:8 OliveGrove study links John 3:19-21 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Therefore לָכֵ֞ן H3651 Adverb night לַ֤יְלָה H3915 Noun - masculine singular will come over you לָכֶם֙ Preposition | second person masculine plural without visions מֵֽחָז֔וֹן H2377 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular and darkness וְחָשְׁכָ֥ה H2821 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular without divination מִקְּסֹ֑ם H7080 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct The sun הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ H8121 Article | Noun - common singular will set וּבָ֤אָה H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition these prophets הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים H5030 Article | Noun - masculine plural and the daylight הַיּֽוֹם׃ H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular will turn black וְקָדַ֥ר H6937 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular over them עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

Leviticus 13:45 Classic cross-references 2 Peter 1:21 Classic cross-references Isaiah 44:25 Classic cross-references Zechariah 13:4 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 28:6 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 4:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 1:8 OliveGrove study links John 3:19-21 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Then the seers הַחֹזִ֗ים H2374 Article | Noun - masculine plural will be ashamed וּבֹ֣שׁוּ H954 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural and the diviners הַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔ים H7080 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural will be disgraced וְחָֽפְרוּ֙ H2659 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural They will all כֻּלָּ֑ם H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural cover וְעָט֥וּ H5844 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition their mouths שָׂפָ֖ם H8222 Noun - masculine singular construct because כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction [there is] no אֵ֥ין H369 Adverb answer מַעֲנֵ֖ה H4617 Noun - masculine singular construct from God אֱלֹהִֽים׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural

Verse 8

Cross-references

2 Timothy 1:7 Classic cross-references Acts 1:8 Classic cross-references Acts 13:9 Classic cross-references Isaiah 58:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 1:18 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 4:1-5 OliveGrove study links John 3:19-21 OliveGrove study links

Original words

As for me אָנֹכִ֞י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular however וְאוּלָ֗ם H199 Conjunction I am filled מָלֵ֤אתִי H4390 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular with power כֹ֙חַ֙ H3581 Noun - masculine singular by אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Spirit ר֣וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular with justice וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט H4941 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and courage וּגְבוּרָ֑ה H1369 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular to declare לְהַגִּ֤יד H5046 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct to Jacob לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ H3290 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular his transgression פִּשְׁע֔וֹ H6588 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and to Israel וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular his sin חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ס H2403 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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