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BrLXXΚαὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ἔδωκε Κύριος πνεῦμα ψευδὲς ἐν στόματι πάντων τῶν προφητῶν σου τούτων, καὶ Κύριος ἐλάλησεν ἐπὶ σὲ κακά. (Kai nun idou edōke Kurios pneuma pseudes en stomati pantōn tōn profaʸtōn sou toutōn, kai Kurios elalaʸsen epi se kaka. )
BrTrAnd now, behold, the Lord has put a false spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against thee.
ULTAnd now, behold, Yahweh has given a spirit of falsehood into the mouth of all these prophets of yours. And Yahweh has spoken evil against you.”
USTSo now I tell you that Yahweh has let all of your prophets lie to you. Yahweh has decided that something terrible will happen to you.”
BSBSo you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all 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 all these thy prophets; and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.'
ASVNow therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.
DRANow therefore behold the Lord hath given a lying spirit in the mouth of all thy prophets that are here, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
YLTAnd now, lo, Jehovah hath put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah hath spoken concerning thee — evil.'
DrbyAnd now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.
RVNow therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets; and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. (Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath/has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy/your prophets; and the LORD hath/has spoken evil concerning thee/you. )
SLTAnd now behold, Jehovah gave a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah spake evil concerning thee.
WbstrNow therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
KJB-1769Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. (Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath/has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy/your prophets, and the LORD hath/has spoken evil concerning thee/you. )
KJB-1611Now therfore behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken euill concerning thee. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
GnvaNow therefore behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirite in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath appoynted euill against thee. (Now therefore behold, the Lord hath/has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy/your prophets, and the Lord hath/has appointed evil against thee/you. )
ClVgNunc igitur ecce dedit Dominus spiritum mendacii in ore omnium prophetarum tuorum, qui hic sunt, et Dominus locutus est contra te malum. (now therefore behold he_gave Master spirit mendacii in/into/on vocally of_all of_the_prophets yours, who this/here are, and Master spoke it_is on_the_contrary you(sg) evil. )
22:19-23 Micaiah explained that God had allowed a lying spirit of prophecy to mislead Ahab to bring about his death. In his sovereignty, God used the counsel of Ahab’s false prophets to accomplish his will.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! he/it_gave YHWH spirit_of lying in/on/at/with,mouth_of all/each/any/every prophets_of,your these and=YHWH he/it_had_said for,you disaster )
Alternate translation: “pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important”
has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! he/it_gave YHWH spirit_of lying in/on/at/with,mouth_of all/each/any/every prophets_of,your these and=YHWH he/it_had_said for,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 all of 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.
