Micah 3:7
"Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded,.... When the events of things will make it most clearly appear to all that their visions, divinations, and prophecies, are false; they will not be able to lift up their heads, or show their faces, but shame and confusion will cover them: yea, they shall all cover their lips; stop their mouths, hold their tongues, and be entirely and totally silenced;

they will not pretend to utter any other vision or prophecy; nor be able to say one word in defence of themselves, and of what they have before prophesied; every thing in providence being contrary to what they had said, and agreeable to the words of the true prophets; or they shall cover their lips as mourners; as the Targum adds, by way of explanation; see Eze 24:17 . It is said (e) there were two gates in Solomon's temple; one called the gate of the bridegrooms, the other the gate of mourners; to those that entered the latter, if their lip was covered, it was said, he that dwells in this house comfort thee; and so the lips of the false prophets being covered may signify that they were now sorry for what they had done, at least because of the calamities on them and the people; though the former sense seems best: for there is no answer of God; not that they shall be ashamed and silenced because they shall now have no answer of God, for they never had any, which this would imply; but that it shall now be most plain and clear to all that the Lord never spoke by them, and they never had any answer from him; all their visions, divinations, and prophecies, were of, themselves, and not of him; what they delivered was not the word of the Lord, but their own; and this now being discovered and manifest to everyone, wilt put them to utter silence and shame. The Targum is, "for there is not in them a spirit of prophecy from the Lord.'' (e) R. Jacob, Sepher Musar, c. 9. apud Drusii Proverb. class. 2. l. 21. sect. 194.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (12 words)

H0954 בּוּשׁ
Definition:

39;בּשׁJeremiah 48:13;בּוֺשָׁהJeremiah 15:9;בּשְׁתִּיJeremiah 31:1925t.;ImperfectיֵבוֺשׁIsaiah 29:2257t.;InfinitiveabsoluteבּוֺשׁJeremiah 6:15;Jeremiah 8:12;ImperativeבּוֺשִׁיIsaiah 23:4;Ezekiel 16:52 39;בּשׁJeremiah 48:13;בּוֺשָׁהJeremiah 15:9;בּשְׁתִּיJeremiah 31:1925t.;ImperfectיֵבוֺשׁIsaiah 29:2257t.;InfinitiveabsoluteבּוֺשׁJeremiah 6:15;Jeremiah 8:12;ImperativeבּוֺשִׁיIsaiah 23:4;Ezekiel 16:52

Possible Meanings:
  • be ashamed (semantic_range)
  • feel shame (semantic_range)
  • be ashamed of (semantic_range)
  • disconcerted (semantic_range)
  • disappointed by reason of (semantic_range)
H2374 חֹזֶה
Definition:

127t.; constructחֹזֵה1 Chronicles 21:93t.;חוֺזֵה2Chronicles 35:15; pluralחֹזִיםIsaiah 29:104t.;חוֺזִים2Chronicles 33:19 (so read withᵐ5;חוֺזָי֑ᵑ0scribal error) —1seer:a.of unnamed persons, synonymנבא( 127t.; constructחֹזֵה1 Chronicles 21:93t.;חוֺזֵה2Chronicles 35:15; pluralחֹזִיםIsaiah 29:104t.;חוֺזִים2Chronicles 33:19 (so read withᵐ5;חוֺזָי֑ᵑ0scribal error) —1seer:a.of unnamed persons, synonymנבא(

Possible Meanings:
  • behold (semantic_range)
H2659 חָפְר
Definition:

5,מַחְמְּרָנָאone causing shameProverbs 19:26; Syriac, especially Aph`elbe ashamed, put to shame; Arabicbe bashful,shy, bashful; Ethiopicbe ashamed, blush) —QalPerfect3feminine singularחָֽפְרָהJeremia 5,מַחְמְּרָנָאone causing shameProverbs 19:26; Syriac, especially Aph`elbe ashamed, put to shame; Arabicbe bashful,shy, bashful; Ethiopicbe ashamed, blush) —QalPerfect3feminine singularחָֽפְרָהJeremia

Possible Meanings:
  • be abashed (semantic_range)
  • be abashed (semantic_range)
  • display shame (semantic_range)
H7080 קָסַם
Definition:

17,יִקְסֹ֑מוּMicah 3:11; 2feminine singularתִּקְסַמְנָהEzekiel 13:23;Imperativefeminine singularקָסֳמִי1 Samuel 28:8Qr (Ktקסומי);Infinitive constructקְסֹםMicah 3:8(Buhlקֶסֶם),קְסָםֿEzekiel 21:26;Ezeki 17,יִקְסֹ֑מוּMicah 3:11; 2feminine singularתִּקְסַמְנָהEzekiel 13:23;Imperativefeminine singularקָסֳמִי1 Samuel 28:8Qr (Ktקסומי);Infinitive constructקְסֹםMicah 3:8(Buhlקֶסֶם),קְסָםֿEzekiel 21:26;Ezeki

Possible Meanings:
  • practise divination (semantic_range)
H5844 עָטָה
Definition:

A primitive root; to wrap, i.e. Cover, veil, cloth, or roll -- array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, X surely, turn aside.Brown-Driver-BriggsI.עָטָהverbwrap oneself, enwrap en A primitive root; to wrap, i.e. Cover, veil, cloth, or roll -- array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, X surely, turn aside.Brown-Driver-BriggsI.עָטָהverbwrap oneself, enwrap en

Possible Meanings:
  • grasp (semantic_range)
H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H8222 שָׂפָם
Definition:

7+, suffixשְׂפָמוֺ2 Samuel 19:25; —moustache:׳עָשָׂה שׂ2 Samuel 19:25(ᵐ5μύστάξ) i.e. trim it;׳עָטָה עַלשֿׂMicah 3:7;Ezekiel 24:17,22;Leviticus 13:45(P; see I.עטה1).שִׂמַּחsee III.ספח.מִשְׂמָּחsee II.ס 7+, suffixשְׂפָמוֺ2 Samuel 19:25; —moustache:׳עָשָׂה שׂ2 Samuel 19:25(ᵐ5μύστάξ) i.e. trim it;׳עָטָה עַלשֿׂMicah 3:7;Ezekiel 24:17,22;Leviticus 13:45(P; see I.עטה1).שִׂמַּחsee III.ספח.מִשְׂמָּחsee II.ס

H3605 כֹּל
Definition:

8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA 8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA

H3588 כִּי
Definition:

Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic, Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic,

Possible Meanings:
  • for (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
H0369 אַיִן
Definition:

23הַנּוֺתֵןרוֺזְנִים לְאָ֑יִןwho bringeth princesto nothing;כְּאַיִןas nothing, ib.Isaiah 40:17;Isaiah 41:11,12;Haggai 2:3;Psalm 39:6;almost(""כִּמְעַט)Psalm 73:2;מֵאַיִןof nothingIsaiah 41:24.2constr 23הַנּוֺתֵןרוֺזְנִים לְאָ֑יִןwho bringeth princesto nothing;כְּאַיִןas nothing, ib.Isaiah 40:17;Isaiah 41:11,12;Haggai 2:3;Psalm 39:6;almost(""כִּמְעַט)Psalm 73:2;מֵאַיִןof nothingIsaiah 41:24.2constr

Possible Meanings:
  • nought (semantic_range)
  • is not (semantic_range)
H4617 מַעֲנֶה
Definition:

1answer, response; — absoluteרַֿךְ׳מProverbs 15:1a Gentle answer; constructמַעֲנִה מִּיוProverbs 15:23, compareלָשׁוֺן׳מProverbs 16:1(i.e. ability to answer);אֱלֹהִים׳מMicah 3:7i.e.responsefor guidanc 1answer, response; — absoluteרַֿךְ׳מProverbs 15:1a Gentle answer; constructמַעֲנִה מִּיוProverbs 15:23, compareלָשׁוֺן׳מProverbs 16:1(i.e. ability to answer);אֱלֹהִים׳מMicah 3:7i.e.responsefor guidanc

Possible Meanings:
  • place for task (semantic_range)
  • field for ploughing (semantic_range)
H0430 אֱלהִים
Definition:

33; on number of occurrences ofאֵל,אֱלוֺהַּ,אֱלֹהִיםcompare also Nesl. c,)1pluralin number.a.rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power 33; on number of occurrences ofאֵל,אֱלוֺהַּ,אֱלֹהִיםcompare also Nesl. c,)1pluralin number.a.rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power

Possible Meanings:
  • divine ones (semantic_range)
  • angels (semantic_range)
  • gods (semantic_range)

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