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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 sore is, — his garments shall be rent, and his head shall be uncovered , and he shall cover his upper lip or beard, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean (Lev. 13:45)
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upper lip.
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Psa. 74:9• 9Our signs we see not;{HR}[There is] no more a prophet,{HR}And with us [is] not any knowing how long. (Psa. 74:9)
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Amos 8:11• 11{i}Behold, days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a famine in the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.{/i} (Amos 8:11)

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Ministry on This Verse

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the seers.
Ex. 8:18‑19• 18{i}And the scribes did so with their sorceries, to bring forth gnats; but they could not. And the gnats were on man and on beast.{/i}
 19{i}Then the scribes said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.{/i} (Ex. 8:18‑19)
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Ex. 9:11• 11{i}And the scribes could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the scribes, and on all the Egyptians.{/i} (Ex. 9:11)
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1 Sam. 9:9• 9{i}(In former time in Israel, when a man went to ask counsel of God, he said, Come and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was in former time called a Seer.){/i} (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 laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest terrify.
 13Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from [the 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: [it shall] not [be] a coal to warm at, a fire to sit before. (Isa. 47:12‑14)
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Dan. 2:9‑11• 9{i}but if ye do 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 its interpretation.{/i}
 10{i}The 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, however great and powerful, that hath asked such a thing of any scribe, or magician, or Chaldean.{/i}
 11{i}For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and{/i} 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• 8And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.
 9But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be very manifest to all, as theirs also became. (2 Tim. 3:8‑9)
cover.
Lev. 13:45• 45And the leper in whom the sore is, — his garments shall be rent, and his head shall be uncovered , and he shall cover his upper lip or beard, 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? {i}But he did not answer him that day{/i}. (1 Sam. 14:37)
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1 Sam. 28:6,15• 6{i}And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets{/i}.
 15{i}And Samuel said to Saul{/i}, Why hath 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• 9Our signs we see not;{HR}[There is] no more a prophet,{HR}And with us [is] not any knowing how long. (Psa. 74:9)
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Amos 8:11• 11{i}Behold, days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a famine in the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.{/i} (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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.