Catholic Public Domain Version
"Do not speak by saying, “It will not drop on these ones; shame will not embrace them.” "
— Micah 2:6, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.”
“Prophesy ye not, thusthey prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart. ”
“"Don't prophesy!" They prophesy. "Don't prophesy about these things. Disgrace won't overtake us."”
“‘Don’t preach with such impassioned rhetoric,’ they say excitedly.‘These prophets should not preach of such things; we will not be overtaken by humiliation.’”
“Speak ye not, saying: It shall not drop upon these, confusion shall not take them.”
“Let not words like these be dropped, they say: Shame and the curse will not come to the family of Jacob!”
“Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.”
For this reason, thus says the Lord: Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which you will not steal away your necks. And you will not walk in arrogance, because this is a most wicked time.
In that day, a parable will be taken up about you, and a song will be sung with sweetness, saying: “We have been devastated by depopulation.” The fate of my people has been altered. How can he withdraw from me, when he might be turned back, he who might tear apart our country?
Because of this, there will be for you no casting of the cord of fate in the assembly of the Lord.
Do not speak by saying, “It will not drop on these ones; shame will not embrace them.”
The house of Jacob says, “Has the Spirit of the Lord been weakened, or are such things his thoughts?” Are not my words good for him who walks uprightly?
But, to the contrary, my people have risen up in opposition. You have lifted the cover from the undergarment, and those who passed by harmlessly, you have converted into war.
You have evicted the women among my people from their delicate houses. You have taken my praise forever from their little ones.