But Micaiah said,“ You can be sure that the Lord lives. And here is something you can be just as sure of. I can only tell the king what the Lord tells me to say.”

米该雅说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，耶和华对我说什么，我就说什么。”

米该雅说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，耶和华向我说什么，我就说什么。”

米该雅说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，耶和华向我说什么，我就说什么。”

米该雅回答说：“我凭永活的耶和华起誓，耶和华对我说什么，我就说什么。”

米该雅说：“我指着永活的耶和华起誓，耶和华吩咐我什么，我就说什么。”

米該雅說：「我指着永生的耶和華起誓，耶和華對我說甚麼，我就說甚麼。」

米該雅說：「我指着永生的耶和華起誓，耶和華向我說甚麼，我就說甚麼。」

米該雅說：「我指着永生的耶和華起誓，耶和華向我說甚麼，我就說甚麼。」

米該雅回答說：「我憑永活的耶和華起誓，耶和華對我說什麼，我就說什麼。」

米該雅說：“我指著永活的耶和華起誓，耶和華吩咐我甚麼，我就說甚麼。”

米該雅說：『我指着永活的永恆主來起誓，永恆主對我說甚麼，我就說甚麼。』

米該雅曰、我指維生之耶和華而誓、耶和華所諭我者、我必言之、

米該亞曰、我指耶和華以誓、必循耶和華命而言。

米該雅曰、我指永生主而誓、主所諭我者、我必言之、

But Micaiah said,“ As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.”

But Micaiah said,“ As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I will speak.”

But Micaiah replied,“ As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.”

But Micaiah said,“ As the LORD lives, I will say whatever the LORD says to me.”

But Micaiah said,“ As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, I shall speak it.”

And Micaiah said,“ As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak.”

And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.

But Micaiah said,“ As the Lord lives, I will say whatever the Lord says to me.”

And Micaiah said,[ As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

But Micaiah said,“ As certainly as the LORD lives, I will say what the LORD tells me to say.”

Micaiah said,“ As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I will speak.”

I said,‘ Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even if I wanted to, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord commands. I must say only what the Lord tells me to say.’

But Balaam gave them his answer. He said,“ Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even then, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord my God commands.

The Lord said to Jeremiah,“ Stand in the courtyard of my house. Speak to the people of the towns in Judah. Speak to all those who come to worship in my house. Tell them everything I command you. Do not leave out a single word.Perhaps they will listen. Maybe they will turn from their evil ways. Then I will not do what I said I would. I will not bring trouble on them. I had planned to punish them because of the evil things they had done.

Instead, we have given up doing secret and shameful things. We don’t twist God’s word. In fact, we do just the opposite. We present the truth plainly. In the sight of God, we make our appeal to everyone’s sense of what is right and wrong.

“ Well, I’ve come to you now,” Balaam replied.“ But I can’t say whatever I please. I can only speak the words God puts in my mouth.”

Elijah said,“ I serve the Lord who rules over all. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that I will speak to Ahab today.”

My master has sent people to look for you everywhere. There isn’t a nation or kingdom where he hasn’t sent someone to look for you. Suppose a nation or kingdom would claim you weren’t there. Then Ahab would make them give their word that they couldn’t find you. And that’s just as sure as the Lord your God is alive.

Am I now trying to get people to think well of me? Or do I want God to think well of me? Am I trying to please people? If I were, I would not be serving Christ.

The Lord said,“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a prophet to warn the people of Israel. So listen to my message. Give them a warning from me.Suppose I say to a sinful person,‘ You can be sure you will die.’ And you do not warn them. You do not try to get them to change their evil ways in order to save their life. Then that sinful person will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.But suppose you do warn that sinful person. And they do not turn away from their sin or their evil ways. Then they will die because they have sinned. But you will have saved yourself.

“ I’ve heard you,” Jeremiah the prophet replied.“ I’ll certainly pray to the Lord your God. I’ll do what you have asked me to do. In fact, I’ll tell you everything the Lord says. I won’t keep anything back from you.”

Let the prophet who has a dream describe the dream. But let the one who has my message speak it faithfully. Your prophets have given you straw to eat instead of grain,” announces the Lord.

A messenger went to get Micaiah. He said to him,“ Look. The other prophets agree. All of them are saying the king will have success. So agree with them. Say the same thing they do.”But Micaiah said,“ You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that I can only tell the king what my God says.”

So I tell you today that I am not guilty if any of you don’t believe.I haven’t let anyone keep me from telling you everything God wants you to do.

Unlike many people, we aren’t selling God’s word to make money. In fact, it is just the opposite. Because of Christ we speak honestly before God. We speak like people God has sent.

The people I am sending you to are very stubborn. Tell them,‘ Here is what the Lord and King says.’They might listen, or they might not. After all, they refuse to obey me. But whether they listen or not, they will know that a prophet was among them.Son of man, do not be afraid of them or of what they say. Do not be afraid, even if thorns and bushes are all around you. Do not be afraid, even if you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say. Do not be terrified by them. They always refuse to obey me.You must give them my message. They might listen, or they might not. After all, they refuse to obey me.Son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be like those who refuse to obey me. Open your mouth. Eat what I give you.”