Micah 3:5

“Thus says YHWH concerning the prophets who lead astray my people, who bite with their teeth and proclaim “Peace,” but whoever does not put something into their mouth, they consecrate war against him:”

Micah 3:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 3:5, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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who lead astrayמַּתְעִיםmatim

wander, go astray

Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.

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my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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who biteנֹּשְׁכִיםnoshchim

bite

To sink the teeth in, like a snake that strikes and poisons.

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with their teethשִׁנֵּיshine

tooth

The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.

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and proclaimקָרְאוּkaru

proclaim

To announce aloud.

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“Peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

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putיִתֵּןyiten

put

To place something somewhere.

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something into their mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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they consecrateקִדְּשׁוּkidshu

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

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warמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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Translation note

“Who bite with their teeth”: it can be understood that, while they are given food, they announce peace; against whoever does not give them food, they declare war.

The context

4Then they will cry out to YHWH, and he will not answer them, and he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made evil their deeds.

5 · This verse (above)

6“Therefore it will be night for you, without vision, and it will be dark for you, without divination; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will grow dark over them.

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