Parallel Verses
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?
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?
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?
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, "Listen, O heads of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel! [Is it] not for you to know justice? 2 [Those of you who are] haters of good and lovers of evil, [who] tear their skin from them and their flesh from their bones,
Cross References
Psalm 82:1-5
God stands in the divine assembly; he administers judgment in the midst of [the] gods.
Isaiah 1:10
Hear the word of Yahweh, rulers of Sodom! Listen [to] the teaching of our God, people of Gomorrah!
Deuteronomy 1:13-17
Choose for yourselves {wise and discerning and knowledgeable men} for [each of] your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.'
Deuteronomy 16:18
"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}.
2 Chronicles 19:5-10
And he appointed judges in the land and in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.
Psalm 14:4
All who do evil--do they not know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.
Jeremiah 5:4-5
Then I said, "[They are] just simple people, they are foolish, for they know not the way of Yahweh, the law of their God.
Jeremiah 13:15-18
Listen, and pay attention, you must not be haughty, for Yahweh has spoken.
Jeremiah 22:2-3
And you must say, 'Hear the word of Yahweh, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter through these gates.
Hosea 5:1
Hear this, priests! Give heed, house of Israel! Listen, house of the king! Because the judgment [applies] to you; because you have been a snare for Mizpah, and a net spread out on Tabor;
Amos 4:1
Hear this word, [you] cows of Bashan who [live] on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the powerless, who crush the poor, who say to their husbands, "Bring [something] so that we may drink!"
Micah 3:9-10
Hear this, O rulers of the house of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel, those detesting justice and perverting all that [is] right,
1 Corinthians 6:5
I say [this] to your shame. So is there not anyone wise among you who will be able to render a decision between his brothers?