Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who
And their flesh from their bones,
King James Version
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Holman Bible
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.
International Standard Version
you who despise good and love evil, who tear off the skin of my people, along with the flesh from their bones.
A Conservative Version
Ye who hate the good, and love the evil, who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones,
American Standard Version
ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Amplified
“You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear the skin off my people
And their flesh from their bones;
Bible in Basic English
You who are haters of good and lovers of evil, pulling off their skin from them and their flesh from their bones;
Darby Translation
Ye who hate the good, and love evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Julia Smith Translation
Hating the good and loving the evil; plucking off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones.
King James 2000
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Those of you who are] haters of good and lovers of evil, [who] tear their skin from them and their flesh from their bones,
Modern King James verseion
You who hate the good and love the evil; who pull their skin off them, and their flesh from their bones;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But ye hate the good, and love the evil: ye pluck off men's skins, and the flesh from their bones;
NET Bible
yet you hate what is good, and love what is evil. You flay my people's skin and rip the flesh from their bones.
New Heart English Bible
You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;
The Emphasized Bible
Ye haters of right, and lovers of wrong, - tearing away their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Webster
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;
World English Bible
You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;
Youngs Literal Translation
Ye who are hating good, and loving evil, Taking violently their skin from off them, And their flesh from off their bones,
Themes
Error » Known to God » Loved by men
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Cruelly oppress saints
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 3:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Leaders Denounced
1
I said: Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not your responsibility to know justice?
2
Who
And their flesh from their bones,
Cross References
Psalm 53:4
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? They eat up my people as they eat bread. They have not called upon God.
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Ezekiel 34:3
You eat the best parts of the sheep, dress in the wool, and butcher the finest sheep. Yet, you do not take care of the sheep.
1 Kings 21:20
Ahab said to Elijah: Have you come face to face with me, O my enemy? Elijah said: I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
1 Kings 22:6-8
So Ahab called in the prophets, about four hundred of them, and asked them: Should I attack Ramoth, or not? They answered: Attack, Jehovah will give you victory.
2 Chronicles 19:2
A prophet, Jehu son of Hanani, went to meet the king. He said to him: Do you think it is right to help those who are wicked and to take the side of those who hate Jehovah? What you have done has brought Jehovah's anger upon you.
Psalm 15:4
The one who despises those rejected by God but honors those who reverence (respect) Jehovah. The one who makes a promise and does not break it even though he is hurt by it.
Psalm 139:21-22
Do I not hate those who hate You, O Jehovah? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
Proverbs 28:4
They who forsake the law praise the wicked. Those who obey the law oppose them.
Isaiah 3:15
What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the face of the poor? Declares Jehovah of Hosts.
Amos 5:10-14
You hate the one who reproves in the gate, and abhor him who speaks the truth (with integrity).
Amos 8:4-6
Hear this, you who would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes (rulers) within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing till the morning.
Zechariah 11:4-5
Jehovah my God said: Feed the flock doomed to slaughter.
Luke 19:14
His citizens hated him. They sent a spokesman to him saying we do not want this man to rule us.
John 7:7
The world has no reason to hate you. But it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.
John 15:18-19
If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
John 15:23-24
He who hates me hates my Father also.
John 18:40
They cried out: Not this man, but Barabbas. Barabbas was a robber.
Acts 7:51-52
You obstinate men who are uncircumcised in heart and ears. You always resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did.
Romans 1:32
They know the judgment of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death! And yet, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who do them.
Romans 12:9
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor evil and cling to good.
2 Timothy 3:3
unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, despisers of those who are good,