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BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπεν, εἶδον τὸν Ἰσραὴλ διεσπαρμένους ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν, ὡς πρόβατα οἷς οὐκ ἔστι ποιμήν· καὶ εἶπε Κύριος, οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡγούμενον οὗτοι, ἀναστρεφέτωσαν ἕκαστος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἐν εἰρήνῃ. (Kai eipen, eidon ton Israaʸl diesparmenous en tois oresin, hōs probata hois ouk esti poimaʸn; kai eipe Kurios, ouk eⱪousin haʸgoumenon houtoi, anastrefetōsan hekastos eis ton oikon autou en eiraʸnaʸ. )
BrTrAnd he said, I saw Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep without a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no commander; let each return to his home in peace.
ULTAnd he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills, like sheep which do not have to them one who shepherds. And Yahweh said, ‘No master to these; they will turn, each to his house in peace.’ ”
USTThen Micaiah replied, “The truth is that in a vision I saw all the troops of Israel scattered on the mountains. They seemed to be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘Their master has been killed. So tell them all to go home peacefully.’ ”
BSBSo Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These [people] have no master; let each one return home in peace.’ ”
WEBBEHe said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. The LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’ ”
NETMicaiah replied, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’ ”
LSVAnd he says, “I have seen all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd, and YHWH says, There are no masters for these, they each return to his house in peace.”
FBVSo Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These people have no master;[fn] let each of them go home in peace.’ ”
18:16“No master”: implying that their master is dead.
T4TThen Micaiah replied, “The truth is that in a vision I saw all the troops of Israel scattered on the mountains. They seemed to be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘Their master has been killed. So tell them all to go home peacefully.’ ”
BBEThen he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.
JPSAnd he said: 'I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said: These have no master, let them return every man to his house in peace.'
ASVAnd he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.
DRAThen he said: I saw all Israel scattered in the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd: and the Lord said: These have no masters: let every man return to his own house in peace.
YLTAnd he saith, 'I have seen all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, There are no masters to these, they turn back each to his house in peace.'
DrbyAnd he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And Jehovah said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
RVAnd he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.
SLTAnd he will say, I saw all Israel being dispersed upon the mountains as sheep which not to them a shepherd: and Jehovah will say, No lords to these; they shall turn back each to his house in peace.
WbstrThen he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
KJB-1769Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
KJB-1611Then he sayd, I did see all Israel scattered vpon the mountaines, as sheepe that haue no shepheard: and the LORD sayd, These haue no master, let them returne therefore, euery man to his house in peace. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
GnvaThen he said, I saw al Israel scattered in the mountaines, as sheepe that haue no shepheard: and the Lord sayd, These haue no Master: let them returne euery man to his house in peace. (Then he said, I saw all Israel scattered in the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no Master: let them return every man to his house in peace. )
ClVgAt ille ait: Vidi universum Israël dispersum in montibus, sicut oves absque pastore: et dixit Dominus: Non habent isti dominos: revertatur unusquisque in domum suam in pace. (But he he_said: I_saw whole Israel dispersum in/into/on the_mountains, like sheep without pastore: and he_said Master: Not/No they_have these dominos: revertatur each_one/everybody in/into/on home his_own in/into/on pace. )
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said saw DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael scattered on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains like_the,sheep which/who not have,them shepherd and=he/it_said YHWH not master have,these return (a)_man to,home_of,his in/on/at/with,peace )
Here “all Israel” refers to the army of Israel. Alternate translation: “I saw the entire army of Israel”
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said saw DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael scattered on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains like_the,sheep which/who not have,them shepherd and=he/it_said YHWH not master have,these return (a)_man to,home_of,his in/on/at/with,peace )
The people of the army are compared to sheep that have no one to lead them because their shepherd, the king, has died.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said saw DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael scattered on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains like_the,sheep which/who not have,them shepherd and=he/it_said YHWH not master have,these return (a)_man to,home_of,his in/on/at/with,peace )
Yahweh speaks of the king as if he were a shepherd. Just like a shepherd is responsible to care for and protect his sheep, the king is responsible to lead and protect his people. Alternate translation: “These people no longer have a leader”
If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.
