31 The prophets prophesy (A)falsely,
And the priests rule by their own power;
And My people (B)love to have it so.
But what will you do in the end?

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31 The (A)prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule [a]on their own authority;
And My people (B)love it this way!
But what will you do [b]when the end comes?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:31 Lit over their own hands
  2. Jeremiah 5:31 Lit at the end of it

31 
The prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule [a]on their own authority;
And My people love [to have] it so!
But what will you do when the end comes?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:31 Lit by their own hands.

31 The prophets prophesy lies,(A)
    the priests(B) rule by their own authority,
and my people love it this way.
    But what will you do in the end?(C)

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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?

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11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [a]prophesy to you [b]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (A)prattler of this people.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
  2. Micah 2:11 concerning

11 If someone walking after wind and (A)falsehood
Had lied and said,
‘I will prophesy to you about (B)wine and liquor,’
He would become a prophet to (C)this people.

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11 
“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.(A)

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11 If a liar and deceiver(A) comes and says,
    ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’(B)
    that would be just the prophet for this people!(C)

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11 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.

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(A)For the time will come when they will not endure (B)sound doctrine, (C)but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;

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For (A)the time will come when they will not tolerate (B)sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires,

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For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with God’s truth]; but wanting to have their ears tickled [with something pleasing], they will accumulate for themselves [many] teachers [one after another, chosen] to satisfy their own desires and to support the errors they hold,

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For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.(A) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.(B)

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For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

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