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Micah 2:11

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If someone showed up with a good smile and glib tongue

and told lies from morning to night—

‘I’ll preach sermons that will tell you

how you can get anything you want from God:

More money, the best wines … you name it’—

you’d hire him on the spot as your preacher!

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ESVEnglish 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!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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!

CSBChristian 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!

NLTNew 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!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If a man walks about in a spirit of deception and lies,

saying “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”

then he would be a preacher for this people!

KJV 1900King James Version

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.