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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXXΚαὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ἔδωκε Κύριος πνεῦμα ψευδὲς ἐν στόματι τῶν προφητῶν σου τούτων, καὶ Κύριος ἐλάλησεν ἐπὶ σὲ κακά. (Kai nun idou edōke Kurios pneuma pseudes en stomati tōn profaʸtōn sou toutōn, kai Kurios elalaʸsen epi se kaka. )
BrTrAnd now, behold, the Lord has put a false spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against thee.
ULTAnd now, behold, Yahweh placed a spirit of deception in the mouth of these your prophets, and Yahweh, he has spoken against you disaster.”
USTSo now I tell you that Yahweh has caused your prophets to lie to you. Yahweh has decided that something terrible will happen to you.”
BSB § So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
JPSNow therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.'
ASVNow therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.
DRANow therefore behold the Lord hath put a spirit of lying in the mouth of all thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
YLTAnd, now, lo, Jehovah hath put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of these thy prophets, and Jehovah hath spoken concerning thee — evil.'
DrbyAnd now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.
RVNow therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
WbstrNow therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
KJB-1769Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee. (Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath/has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy/your prophets, and the LORD hath/has spoken evil against thee/you. )
KJB-1611Nowe therefore behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken euill against thee. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsAnd nowe therfore behold the Lorde hath put a lying spirite in the mouthes of all these thy prophetes, and the Lord hath spoken euyll against thee. (And now therefore behold the Lord hath/has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these thy/your prophets, and the Lord hath/has spoken evil against thee/you.)
GnvaNow therefore behold, the Lord hath put a false spirit in the mouth of these thy Prophets, and the Lord hath determined euill against thee. (Now therefore behold, the Lord hath/has put a false spirit in the mouth of these thy/your Prophets, and the Lord hath/has determined evil against thee/you. )
CvdlBeholde now, the LORDE hath geuen a false sprete in the mouth of all these thy prophetes, and the LORDE hath spoke euell agaynst the. (Behold now, the LORD hath/has given a false spirit in the mouth of all these thy/your prophets, and the LORD hath/has spoke evil against them.)
WyclNow therfor, lo! the Lord hath youe a spirit of leesyng in the mouth of alle thi prophetis, and the Lord spak yuels of thee. (Now therefore, lo! the Lord hath/has given a spirit of leesyng in the mouth of all thy/your prophets, and the Lord spake evils of thee/you.)
LuthNun siehe, der HErr hat einen falschen Geist gegeben in dieser deiner Propheten Mund, und der HErr hat Böses wider dich geredet. (Now look, the/of_the LORD has a falschen spirit given in dieser deiner Propheten Mund, and the/of_the LORD has Böses against you/yourself talked.)
ClVgNunc igitur, ecce Dominus dedit spiritum mendacii in ore omnium prophetarum tuorum, et Dominus locutus est de te mala. (Nunc igitur, behold Master he_gave spiritum mendacii in ore omnium prophetarum tuorum, and Master spoke it_is about you(sg) mala. )
18:18-22 The vision explains the deception of the false prophets while legitimizing Micaiah’s word. The deception guaranteed that Ahab would fall in battle; his judgment was decreed.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! he/it_gave YHWH spirit lying in/on/at/with,mouth prophets,your these and=YHWH he/it_had_said against,you disaster )
Alternate translation: “Now pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important: Yahweh”
(Occurrence 0) has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! he/it_gave YHWH spirit lying in/on/at/with,mouth prophets,your these and=YHWH he/it_had_said against,you disaster )
Here the word “spirit” refers to the attitudes of the prophets and the words “the mouth” represents what they will say. Alternate translation: “has caused your prophets to speak lies”
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.
