Micah 3:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners disappointed. They will all cover their mouths  , because there will be no answer from God.

Cross References

Zechariah 13:4

On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not put on a hairy cloak  in order to deceive.

Isaiah 44:25

who destroys the omens of the false prophets and makes fools of diviners; who confounds the wise and makes their knowledge foolishness;

Amos 8:11

Look, the days are coming – this is the declaration of the Lord  God  – when I will send a famine through the land: not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the  Lord.

Ezekiel 24:17

Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead.  Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your moustache or eat the bread of mourners.’  ,

1 Samuel 28:6

He enquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.

Leviticus 13:45

‘The person who has a case of serious skin disease is to have his clothes torn  and his hair hanging loose, and he must cover his mouth  and cry out, “Unclean, unclean! ”

Micah 7:16

Nations will see and be ashamed of  all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.

Ezekiel 24:22

Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover your moustache or eat the bread of mourners.

1 Samuel 28:15

‘Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up? ’ Samuel asked Saul. ‘I’m in serious trouble,’ replied Saul. ‘The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me.  He doesn’t answer me any more,  either through the prophets or in dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what I should do.’

1 Samuel 14:37

So Saul enquired of God,  ‘Should I go after the Philistines? Will you hand them over to Israel? ’ But God did not answer him that day.

1 Samuel 9:9

Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to enquire of God would say, ‘Come, let’s go to the seer,’ for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.

Exodus 9:11

The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.

Micah 3:4

Then they will cry out  to the  Lord, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time because of the crimes they have committed.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then certain ones said, ‘Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah,  for instruction will never be lost from the priest,  or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet.  Come, let’s denounce him  and pay no attention to all his words.’