MIC 3:5 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Τάδε λέγει Κύριος ἐπὶ τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς πλανῶντας τὸν λαόν μου, τοὺς δάκνοντας ἐν τοῖς ὀδοῦσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ κηρύσσοντας εἰρήνην ἐπʼ αὐτὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἐδόθη εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν, ἤγειραν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν πόλεμον·
(Tade legei Kurios epi tous profaʸtas tous planōntas ton laon mou, tous daknontas en tois odousin autōn, kai kaʸrussontas eiraʸnaʸn epʼ auton, kai ouk edothaʸ eis to stoma autōn, aʸgeiran epʼ auton polemon; )

BrTr Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that lead my people astray, that bite with their teeth, and proclaim peace to them; and when nothing was put into their mouth, they raised up war against them:

ULT Thus Yahweh says against the prophets,
⇔ who lead my people astray,
⇔ who bite with their teeth,
⇔ they proclaim, ‘Peace.’
⇔ and who do not give in their mouths,
⇔ they consecreate against him war.

UST This is what Yahweh says
⇔ about your false prophets who are deceiving the people:
⇔ “If someone gives them food,
⇔ those prophets say that things will go well for him.
⇔ But they declare that I will punish anyone who does not give them food.

BSB § 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:

OEB ⇔ Therefore the Lord says:
⇔ ‘To the prophets who lead my people astray,
⇔ who when they have food between their teeth declare peace,
⇔ but against one who puts nothing in their mouths,
⇔ they proclaim an open war!

WEBBE The LORD says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray—for those who feed their teeth, they proclaim, “Peace!” and whoever doesn’t provide for their mouths, they prepare war against him:

WMBB (Same as above)

NET This is what the Lord says: “The prophets who mislead my people
⇔ are as good as dead.
⇔ If someone gives them enough to eat,
⇔ they offer an oracle of peace.
⇔ But if someone does not give them food,
⇔ they are ready to declare war on him.

LSV Thus said YHWH concerning the prophets
Who are causing My people to err,
Who are biting with their teeth,
And have cried “Peace,”
And he who does not give to their mouth,
They have sanctified against him war:

FBV This is what the Lord says about the prophets who deceive my people. To those who feed[fn] them they prophesy peace to them, while to those who do not they prophesy war against them.

3:5 Literally, “biting with their teeth.”

T4T ¶ This is what Yahweh says
⇔ about your false prophets who are deceiving the people:
⇔ “If someone gives them food,
⇔ those prophets say that things will go well for him.
⇔ But they declare war against anyone who does not give them food.

LEB • who are leading my people astray, • who are biting with their teeth • and proclaim, “Peace,” • but whoever puts nothing into their mouths • they declare war against.

BBE This is what the Lord has said about the prophets by whom my people have been turned from the right way; who, biting with their teeth, say, Peace; and if anyone puts nothing in their mouths they make ready for war against him.

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JPS Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that cry: 'Peace', when their teeth have any thing to bite; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:

ASV Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:

DRA Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err: that bite with their teeth, and preach peace: and if a man give not something into their mouth, they prepare war against him.

YLT Thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets Who are causing My people to err, Who are biting with their teeth, And have cried 'Peace,' And he who doth not give unto their mouth, They have sanctified against him war.

Drby Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that cause my people to err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace! but whoso putteth not into their mouths they prepare war against him:

RV Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that bite with their teeth and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:

Wbstr Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:

KJB-1769 ¶ Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
(¶ Thus saith/says the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth/puts not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. )

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Thus saith the LORD concerning the Prophets that make my people erre, that bite with their teeth and crie; Peace: and he that putteth not into their mouths, they euen prepare warre against him:
(¶ Thus saith/says the LORD concerning the Prophets that make my people erre, that bite with their teeth and crie; Peace: and he that putteth/puts not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:)

3:5 Chap.2.11

Bshps Thus saith the Lorde concerning the prophetes that deceaue my people and bite them with their teeth, and crye peace: but if a man put not into their mouthes, they prepare warre against him.
(Thus saith/says the Lord concerning the prophets that deceaue my people and bite them with their teeth, and cry peace: but if a man put not into their mouthes, they prepare war against him.)

Gnva Thus saith the Lord, Concerning the prophets that deceiue my people, and bite them with their teeth, and cry peace, but if a man put not into their mouthes, they prepare warre against him,
(Thus saith/says the Lord, Concerning the prophets that deceive my people, and bite them with their teeth, and cry peace, but if a man put not into their mouthes, they prepare war against him, )

Cvdl And as concernynge the prophetes that disceaue my people, thus the LORDE sayeth agaynst them: When they haue eny thinge to byte vpon, then they preach that all shalbe well: but yf a man put not some thinge in to their mouthes, they preach of warre agaynst him.
(And as concernynge the prophets that deceive my people, thus the LORD sayeth against them: When they have anything to byte upon, then they preach that all shall be well: but if a man put not some thing in to their mouthes, they preach of war against him.)

Wyc The Lord God seith these thingis on the profetis that disseyuen my puple, and biten with her teeth, and prechen pees; and if ony man yyueth not in the mouth of hem ony thing, thei halewen batel on hym.
(The Lord God saith/says these things on the prophets that disseyuen my people, and biten with her teeth, and prechen peace; and if any man giveth/gives not in the mouth of them any thing, they halewen battle on him.)

Luth So spricht der HErr wider die Propheten, so mein Volk verführen: Sie predigen, es solle wohlgehen, wo man ihnen zu fressen gebe; wo man ihnen aber nichts ins Maul gibt, da predigen sie, es müsse ein Krieg kommen.
(So says the/of_the LORD against the Propheten, so my people verführen: They/She predigen, it solle wohlgehen, where man to_them to fressen gebe; where man to_them but nothing into_the Maul gibt, there preaching sie, it müsse a Krieg come.)

ClVg Hæc dicit Dominus super prophetas, qui seducunt populum meum: qui mordent dentibus suis, et prædicant pacem; et si quis non dederit in ore eorum quippiam, sanctificant super eum prælium.
(This dicit Master over prophetas, who seducunt the_people meum: who mordent dentibus to_his_own, and prædicant pacem; and when/but_if who/any not/no dederit in ore their quippiam, sanctificant over him battle. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) who lead my people astray

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,prophets the,lead_~_astray DOM people,my the,eat in/on/at/with,teeth,their and,proclaim peace and=which not he/it_gave on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mouths,their and,declare on/upon/above=him/it war )

Walking on a good path is a metaphor for obeying God. Going astray from the path is a metaphor for disobeying God, in this case perhaps without knowing it. Alternate translation: “who lead my people to disobey me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) if one gives them something to eat, they proclaim, ‘Peace.’

Micah is using a metaphor to describe a situation that actually happens. Alternate translation: “they tell people who pay them even a small amount that things will go well for those people.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) if he puts nothing in their mouths, they dedicate themselves to wage war on him

Micah is using a metaphor to describe a situation that actually happens. Alternate translation: “they do all they can to destroy people who pay them too little”

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