Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
without visions;
it will grow dark for you—
without divination.
The sun will set
and the daylight will turn black over them.
New American Standard Bible
And darkness for you—without divination.
The
And the day will become dark over them.
King James Version
Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
International Standard Version
"You will have nights without visions, and darkness without prophecy. The sun will set on the prophets, and the day will darken for them.
A Conservative Version
Therefore it shall be night to you, that ye shall have no vision. And it shall be dark to you, that ye shall not divine. And the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
American Standard Version
Therefore it shall be night unto you, that ye shall have no vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
Amplified
Therefore it will be night (tragedy) for you—without vision,
And darkness (cataclysm) for you—without foresight.
The sun shall go down on the [false] prophets,
And the day shall become dark and black over them.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause it will be night for you, without a vision; and it will be dark for you, without knowledge of the future; the sun will go down over the prophets, and the day will be black over them.
Darby Translation
therefore ye shall have night without a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, without divination; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
Julia Smith Translation
For this, night to you from a vision, and darkness to you from divining; and the sun went down upon the prophets, and the day was dark upon them.
King James 2000
Therefore night shall be unto you, that you shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that you shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore [it will be as] night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without divination. And the sun will set on the prophets, and the day will grow dark over them.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore a night shall be to you without vision; and darkness without divining. And the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore your vision shall be turned to night, and your prophesying to darkness. The Sun shall go down over those prophets, and the day shall be dark unto them.
NET Bible
Therefore night will fall, and you will receive no visions; it will grow dark, and you will no longer be able to read the omens. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn to darkness over their heads.
New Heart English Bible
"Therefore night is over you, with no vision, and it is dark to you, that you may not divine; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will be black over them.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore, shall it be night to you, for lack of vision, and darkness to you, for lack of divination, - and the sun, shall go in, over the prophets, and the day, shall be overcast because of them;
Webster
Therefore night shall be to you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark to you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
World English Bible
"Therefore night is over you, with no vision, and it is dark to you, that you may not divine; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will be black over them.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore a night ye have without vision, And darkness ye have without divination, And gone in hath the sun on the prophets, And black over them hath been the day.
Topics
Interlinear
Layil
Chashak
Qacam
Nabiy'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
False Prophets Judged
5
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who proclaim
when they have food to sink their teeth into
but declare war against the one
who puts nothing in their mouths.
without visions;
it will grow dark for you—
without divination.
The sun will set
and the daylight will turn black over them.
and the diviners disappointed.
They will all cover their mouths
because there will be no answer from God.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 8:20-22
To the law and to the testimony!
Isaiah 29:10
an overwhelming urge to
He has shut your eyes—the prophets,
and covered your heads—the seers.
Isaiah 59:10
we grope like those without eyes.
We stumble at noon as though it were twilight;
we are like the dead among those who are healthy.
Psalm 74:9
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.
Jeremiah 13:16
before He brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the mountains at dusk.
You wait for light,
but He brings darkest gloom
and makes thick darkness.
Jeremiah 15:9
she breathed her last breath.
Her sun set while it was still day;
she was ashamed and humiliated.
The rest of them I will give over to the sword
in the presence of their enemies.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Ezekiel 13:22-23
Because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies, even though I have not caused him grief,
Amos 8:9-10
this is the declaration of the Lord God—
I will make the sun go down at noon;
I will darken the land in the daytime.
Zechariah 13:2-4
On that day”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will remove the prophets