Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and the diviners disappointed.
They will all cover their mouths
because there will be no answer from God.
New American Standard Bible
And the
Indeed, they will all
Because there is
King James Version
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
International Standard Version
Those who see visions will be put to shame, and the diviners will be disgraced every one of them they will cover their faces, because there will be no answer from God.'"
A Conservative Version
And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded. Yea, they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.
American Standard Version
And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
Amplified
The seers shall be ashamed
And the diviners discredited and embarrassed;
Indeed, they shall all cover their mouths [in shame]
Because there is no answer from God.
Bible in Basic English
And the seers will be shamed, and the readers of the future will be at a loss, all of them covering their lips; for there is no answer from God.
Darby Translation
And the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; and they shall all cover their lips, for there will be no answer of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And they seeing were ashamed, and they divining were disgraced, and they covered over their lip, all of them; for no answer of God.
King James 2000
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the seers will be disgraced, and those practicing divination will be put to shame. All of them will cover their lips, for there is no reply from God.
Modern King James verseion
And the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners ashamed; yea, they shall all cover their mustache, for there is no answer from God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then shall the vision seers be ashamed, and the soothsayers confounded: yea they shall be fain, all the pack of them, to stop their mouths: for they have not God's word.
NET Bible
The prophets will be ashamed; the omen readers will be humiliated. All of them will cover their mouths, for they will receive no divine oracles."
New Heart English Bible
The seers shall be disappointed, and the diviners confounded. Yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God."
The Emphasized Bible
And the men of vision, shall turn pale, and the diviners, shall blush, and shall put a covering upon their lip, all of them, - because there is no answer of God.
Webster
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
World English Bible
The seers shall be disappointed, and the diviners confounded. Yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God."
Youngs Literal Translation
And ashamed have been the seers, And confounded have been the diviners, And covered their lip have all of them, For their is no answer, O God.
Themes
false Doctrines » Punishment on those who teach
Mourning » Covering » The upper lip
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
False Prophets Judged
6
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.
by the Spirit of the Lord,
with justice and courage,
to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion
and to Israel his sin.
Cross References
Isaiah 44:25
and makes fools of diviners;
who confounds the wise
and makes their knowledge foolishness;
Zechariah 13:4
On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not put on a hairy cloak
Leviticus 13:45
“The person afflicted with an infectious skin disease is to have his clothes torn
1 Samuel 28:6
He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.
Isaiah 47:12-14
and your many sorceries,
which you have wearied yourself with from your youth.
Perhaps you will be able to succeed;
perhaps you will inspire terror!
Amos 8:11
this is the declaration of the Lord God—
when I will send a famine through the land:
not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
Exodus 8:18-19
The magicians tried to produce gnats using their occult practices, but they could not. The gnats remained on man and beast.
Exodus 9:11
The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.
1 Samuel 9:9
Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.
1 Samuel 14:37
So Saul inquired of God,
1 Samuel 28:15
“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Samuel asked Saul.
“I’m in serious trouble,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me.
Psalm 74:9
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.
Ezekiel 24:17
Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead.
Ezekiel 24:22
Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.
Daniel 2:9-11
If you don’t tell me the dream, there is one decree for you.
Micah 7:16
of
They will put their hands over their mouths,
and their ears will become deaf.
2 Timothy 3:8-9
Just as Jannes and Jambres