Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and you rulers of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
New American Standard Bible
And I said,
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And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to
King James Version
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
Holman Bible
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
International Standard Version
"He will say, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you officials of the house of Israel! You should know justice, should you not?
A Conservative Version
And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?
American Standard Version
And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?
Amplified
And I said,
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know and administer justice?
Bible in Basic English
And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?
Darby Translation
And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, Hear now, ye heads of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I said, "Listen, O heads of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel! [Is it] not for you to know justice?
Modern King James verseion
And I said, Please hear, O heads of Jacob and magistrates of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hear, O ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye leaders of the house of Israel: Should not ye know, what were lawful and right?
NET Bible
I said, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just,
New Heart English Bible
I said, "Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn't it for you to know justice?
The Emphasized Bible
Then said I, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel, - Is it not yours to know justice?
Webster
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?
World English Bible
I said, "Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn't it for you to know justice?
Youngs Literal Translation
And I say, 'Hear, I pray you, heads of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Is it not for you to know the judgment?
Interlinear
Shama`
Ro'sh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Leaders Denounced
1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and you rulers of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? 2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Cross References
Psalm 82:1-5
[A Psalm of Asaph.] God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.
Isaiah 1:10
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.
Deuteronomy 1:13-17
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Deuteronomy 16:18
Judges and officers shall you make in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
2 Chronicles 19:5-10
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
Jeremiah 5:4-5
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the law of their God.
Jeremiah 13:15-18
Hear you, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD has spoken.
Jeremiah 22:2-3
And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sits upon the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people that enter in by these gates:
Hosea 5:1
Hear you this, O priests; and hearken, you house of Israel; and give you ear, O house of the king; for judgment is for you, because you have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
Amos 4:1
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Micah 3:9-10
Hear this, I pray you, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity.
1 Corinthians 6:5
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?