Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If a liar and deceiver comes and says, ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’ that would be just the prophet for this people! New Living Translation Suppose a prophet full of lies would say to you, “I’ll preach to you the joys of wine and alcohol!” That’s just the kind of prophet you would like! English Standard Version If a man should go about and utter wind and lies, saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be the preacher for this people! Berean Standard Bible If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people! King James Bible If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. New King James Version If a man should walk in a false spirit And speak a lie, saying, ‘I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,’ Even he would be the prattler of this people. New American Standard Bible “If someone walking after wind and falsehood Had lied and said, ‘I will prophesy to you about wine and liquor,’ He would become a prophet to this people. NASB 1995 “If a man walking after wind and falsehood Had told lies and said, ‘I will speak out to you concerning wine and liquor,’ He would be spokesman to this people. NASB 1977 “If a man walking after wind and falsehood Had told lies and said, ‘I will speak out to you concerning wine and liquor,’ He would be spokesman to this people. Legacy Standard Bible If a man walking after wind and lying Had acted falsely and said, ‘I will speak, dripping out words to you concerning wine and liquor,’ He would be one who drips out words as a spokesman to this people. Amplified Bible “If a man walking in a false spirit [spouting deception] Should lie and say, ‘I will prophesy to you [O Israel] of wine and liquor (greed, sensual pleasure),’ He would be the acceptable spokesman of this people. Christian Standard Bible If a man comes and utters empty lies — “I will preach to you about wine and beer” — he would be just the preacher for this people! Holman Christian Standard Bible If a man of wind comes and invents lies:” I will preach to you about wine and beer,” he would be just the preacher for this people! American Standard Version If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. Contemporary English Version The only prophet you want is a liar who will say, "Drink and get drunk!" English Revised Version If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. GOD'S WORD® Translation Liars and frauds may go around and say, "We will preach to you about wine and liquor." They would be just the type of preacher you want. Good News Translation "These people want the kind of prophet who goes around full of lies and deceit and says, 'I prophesy that wine and liquor will flow for you.' International Standard Version Suppose a man who keeps company with a deceiving spirit prophesies like this: 'Drink wine and strong drink!' Won't the people accept him as a prophet?" Majority Standard Bible If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people! NET Bible If a lying windbag should come and say, 'I'll promise you blessings of wine and beer,' he would be just the right preacher for these people! New Heart English Bible If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: "I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;" he would be the prophet of this people. Webster's Bible Translation If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood doth lie, saying, I will prophesy to thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. World English Bible If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies, saying, “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink,” he would be the prophet of this people. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf one is going [with] the wind, "" And [with] falsehood has lied: I prophesy to you of wine, and of strong drink, "" He has been the prophet of this people! Young's Literal Translation If one is going with the wind, And with falsehood hath lied: 'I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,' He hath been the prophet of this people! Smith's Literal Translation If a man going in the spirit and falsehood, lying, I will drop to thee for wine and for strong drink; and he was the dropping of this people. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWould God I were not a man that hath the spirit, and that I rather spoke a lie: I will let drop to thee of wine, and of drunkenness: and it shall be this people upon whom it shall drop. Catholic Public Domain Version I wish that I were not a man who has breath, and that I rather spoke a lie. I will drop it down to you in wine and in drunkenness. And it will be this people on whom it will rain down. New American Bible If one possessed of a lying spirit speaks deceitfully, saying, “I will preach to you wine and strong drink,” that one would be the preacher for this people. New Revised Standard Version If someone were to go about uttering empty falsehoods, saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” such a one would be the preacher for this people! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen a man walks in the spirit of falsehood and deception, overwhelmed with wine and drunkenness, he does so because of the anguish of this people. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated A man who walks in the spirit of falsehood and falsely distills wine for you and drunkenness also shall be of the downfall of this people OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie: 'I will preach unto thee of wine and of strong drink'; He shall even be the preacher of this people. Brenton Septuagint Translation ye have fled, no one pursuing you: thy spirit has framed falsehood, it has dropped on thee for wine and strong drink. But it shall come to pass, that out of the dropping of this people, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The False Prophets…10Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction! 11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people! Cross References Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end? Isaiah 30:10 They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 1 Kings 22:13-14 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” / But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.” Jeremiah 23:16-17 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. / They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’ Ezekiel 13:6-7 They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. / Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken? 2 Peter 2:1-3 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. Isaiah 56:10-12 Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: / “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!” Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. Jeremiah 14:14 “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. Ezekiel 22:28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken. Romans 16:18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. Isaiah 28:7 These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. Treasury of Scripture If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. a man. 1 Kings 13:18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. 1 Kings 22:21-23 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him… 2 Chronicles 18:19-22 And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner… Micah 3:5,11 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… 1 Kings 22:6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. Jeremiah 6:13,14 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely… he shall. Isaiah 30:10,11 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: … Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? 2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: Jump to Previous Beer Deceit Deceiver Drink False. Falsehood Liar Lies Plenty Preach Preacher Prophesy Prophet Sort Speak Spirit Spokesman Strong Utter Walking Wind WineJump to Next Beer Deceit Deceiver Drink False. Falsehood Liar Lies Plenty Preach Preacher Prophesy Prophet Sort Speak Spirit Spokesman Strong Utter Walking Wind WineMicah 2 1. Against oppression.4. A lamentation. 7. A reproof of injustice and idolatry. 12. A promise to restore Jacob. If a man of wind The phrase "man of wind" is a metaphorical expression. In Hebrew, "wind" (רוּחַ, ruach) often symbolizes spirit or breath, but here it suggests emptiness or vanity. This imagery conveys the idea of someone who is full of hot air, speaking without substance or truth. Historically, prophets were expected to be filled with the Spirit of God, delivering messages of truth and conviction. However, this "man of wind" represents false prophets who speak from their own imagination rather than divine inspiration. were to come and invent lies 'I will preach to you of wine and beer,' he would be just the preacher for this people! Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifלוּ־ (lū-) Preposition Strong's 3863: If, would that! a man אִ֞ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of wind ר֙וּחַ֙ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit were to come הֹלֵ֥ךְ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and say כִּזֵּ֔ב (kiz·zêḇ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3576: To lie, be a liar falsely, וָשֶׁ֣קֶר (wā·še·qer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood “I will preach אַטִּ֣ף (’aṭ·ṭip̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5197: To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration to you לְךָ֔ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew of wine לַיַּ֖יִן (lay·ya·yin) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication and strong drink,” וְלַשֵּׁכָ֑ר (wə·laš·šê·ḵār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7941: An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor he would be וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be just the preacher מַטִּ֖יף (maṭ·ṭîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 5197: To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration for this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people! הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Links Micah 2:11 NIVMicah 2:11 NLT Micah 2:11 ESV Micah 2:11 NASB Micah 2:11 KJV Micah 2:11 BibleApps.com Micah 2:11 Biblia Paralela Micah 2:11 Chinese Bible Micah 2:11 French Bible Micah 2:11 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Micah 2:11 If a man walking in a spirit (Mc Mic. 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