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Micah 2:6

Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּטִּ֖פוּtatifvdropנָטַףverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “drop”, a wish or indirect commandH5197to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspirationdrop(-ping), prophesy(-et).יַטִּיפ֑וּןyatifundropנָטַףverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “drop”, an unfinished actionH5197to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspirationdrop(-ping), prophesy(-et).לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַטִּ֣פוּyatifvdropנָטַףverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “drop”, an unfinished actionH5197to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspirationdrop(-ping), prophesy(-et).לָאֵ֔לֶּהlaelehto theseאֵלֶּהpreposition, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “to these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִסַּ֖גyisagdeparting awayנָסַגverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “departing away”, an unfinished actionH5253to retreatdeparting away, remove, take (hold), turn away.כְּלִמּֽוֹתkelimotconfusionכְּלִמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “confusion”, the ordinary formH3639disgraceconfusion, dishonour, reproach, shame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Preach ye not', they preach; 'They shall not preach of these things, that they shall not take shame.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ye do not prophesy — they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.

World English Bible

“Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.”

Darby Translation

Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.

Douay-Rheims

Speak ye not, saying: It shall not drop upon these, confusion shall not take them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Preach ye not', they preach; 'They shall not preach of these things, that they shall not take shame.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let any weep for these things; for he shall not remove the reproaches,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μὴ κλαίετε δάκρυσι, μηδὲ δακρυέτωσαν ἐπὶ τούτοις· οὐδὲ γὰρ ἀπώσεται ὀνείδη,