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Micah 3

Mic. 3:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then shall the seers
chozeh (Hebrew #2374)
a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval)
KJV usage: agreement, prophet, see that, seer, (star-)gazer.
Pronounce: kho-zeh'
Origin: active participle of 2372
be ashamed
buwsh (Hebrew #954)
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV usage: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Pronounce: boosh
Origin: a primitive root
, and the diviners
qacam (Hebrew #7080)
properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine
KJV usage: divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).
Pronounce: kaw-sam'
Origin: a primitive root
confounded
chapher (Hebrew #2659)
figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
KJV usage: be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.
Pronounce: khaw-fare'
Origin: a primitive root (perhaps rath. the same as 2658 through the idea of detection): to blush
: yea, they shall all cover
`atah (Hebrew #5844)
to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll
KJV usage: array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, X surely, turn aside.
Pronounce: aw-taw'
Origin: a primitive root
a their βlips
sapham (Hebrew #8222)
the beard (as a lip-piece)
KJV usage: beard, (upper) lip.
Pronounce: saw-fawm'
Origin: from 8193
; forb there is no answer
ma`aneh (Hebrew #4617)
a reply (favorable or contradictory)
KJV usage: answer, X himself.
Pronounce: mah-an-eh'
Origin: from 6030
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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Lev. 13:45• 45And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. (Lev. 13:45)
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upper lip.
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Psa. 74:9• 9We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. (Psa. 74:9)
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Amos 8:11• 11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: (Amos 8:11)

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Ministry on This Verse

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the seers.
Ex. 8:18‑19• 18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
 19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. (Ex. 8:18‑19)
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Ex. 9:11• 11And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. (Ex. 9:11)
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1 Sam. 9:9• 9(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) (1 Sam. 9:9)
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Isa. 44:25• 25That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; (Isa. 44:25)
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Isa. 47:12‑14• 12Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
 13Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
 14Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. (Isa. 47:12‑14)
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Dan. 2:9‑11• 9But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof.
 10The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
 11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. (Dan. 2:9‑11)
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Zech. 13:4• 4And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: (Zech. 13:4)
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2 Tim. 3:8‑9• 8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
 9But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. (2 Tim. 3:8‑9)
cover.
Lev. 13:45• 45And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. (Lev. 13:45)
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Ezek. 24:17,22• 17Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
 22And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. (Ezek. 24:17,22)
lips.
Heb. upper lip.
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1 Sam. 14:37• 37And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. (1 Sam. 14:37)
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1 Sam. 28:6,15• 6And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
 15And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. (1 Sam. 28:6,15)
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Psa. 74:9• 9We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. (Psa. 74:9)
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Amos 8:11• 11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: (Amos 8:11)
• Those who misguided others shall be left to their own delusions. (“Micah 3” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.