Micah 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 3:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הַמַּתְעִ֣ים
tâʻâh
H8582
to go astray
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עַמִּ֑י
ʻam
H5971
people
הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים
nâshak
H5391
to bite
בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙
shên
H8127
tooth
וְקָרְא֣וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שָׁל֔וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
וַאֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִתֵּ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּיהֶ֔ם
peh
H6310
mouth
וְקִדְּשׁ֥וּ
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
עָלָ֖יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִלְחָמָֽה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Yahweh 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:
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Thus says Yahweh, “Concerning the prophets causing my people to wander astray, biting with their teeth, then they call out, ‘Peace!’ But whoever does not put in their mouths, they consecrate war against him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).