Micah 3

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Micah 3

Rulers Denounced

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1} And I said,

“^(A)Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to ^(B)know justice?

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“You who hate good and love evil,
Who ^(C)tear off their skin from them
And their flesh from their bones,

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Who ^(D)eat the flesh of my people,
Strip off their skin from them,
Break their bones
And ^(E)chop them up as for the pot
And as meat in a kettle.”

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Then they will ^(F)cry out to the Lord,
But He will not answer them.
Instead, He will ^(G)hide His face from them at that time
Because they have ^(H)practiced evil deeds.

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5} Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who ^(I)lead my people astray;

When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They ^(J)cry, “Peace,”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.

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Therefore it will be ^(K)night for you—without vision,
And darkness for you—without divination.
The ^(L)sun will go down on the prophets,
And the day will become dark over them.

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The seers will be ^(M)ashamed
And the ^(N)diviners will be embarrassed.
Indeed, they will all ^(O)cover their ^(a)mouths
Because there is ^(P)no answer from God.

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On the other hand ^(Q)I am filled with power—
With the Spirit of the Lord—
And with justice and courage
To ^(R)make known to Jacob his rebellious act,
Even to Israel his sin.

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Now hear this, ^(S)heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who ^(T)abhor justice
And twist everything that is straight,

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Who ^(U)build Zion with bloodshed
And Jerusalem with violent injustice.

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Her leaders pronounce ^(V)judgment for a bribe,
Her ^(W)priests instruct for a price
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“^(X)Is not the Lord in our midst?
Calamity will not come upon us.”

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Therefore, on account of you
^(Y)Zion will be plowed as a field,
^(Z)Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
And the ^(AA)mountain of the ^(b)temple will become high places of a forest.

Footnotes:

a. Micah 3:7: ['Lit ', mustache]

b. Micah 3:12: ['Lit ', house]

Cross references:

A. Micah 3:1: Isaiah 1:10; Micah 3:9

B. Micah 3:1: Psalm 82:1-5; Jeremiah 5:5

C. Micah 3:2: Psalm 53:4; Ezekiel 22:27; Micah 2:8; Micah 7:2; Micah 7:3

D. Micah 3:3: Psalm 14:4; Psalm 27:2; Zephaniah 3:3

E. Micah 3:3: Ezekiel 11:3; Ezekiel 11:6; Ezekiel 11:7

F. Micah 3:4: Psalm 18:41; Proverbs 1:28; Isaiah 1:15; Jeremiah 11:11

G. Micah 3:4: Deuteronomy 31:17; Isaiah 59:2

H. Micah 3:4: Isaiah 3:11; Micah 7:13

I. Micah 3:5: Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 9:15; Isaiah 9:16; Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 14:15

J. Micah 3:5: Jeremiah 6:14

K. Micah 3:6: Isaiah 8:20-22; Isaiah 29:10-12

L. Micah 3:6: Isaiah 59:10

M. Micah 3:7: Zechariah 13:4

N. Micah 3:7: Isaiah 44:25; Isaiah 47:12-14

O. Micah 3:7: Micah 7:16

P. Micah 3:7: 1 Samuel 28:6; Micah 3:4

Q. Micah 3:8: Isaiah 61:1; Isaiah 61:2; Jeremiah 1:18

R. Micah 3:8: Isaiah 58:1

S. Micah 3:9: Micah 1:1

T. Micah 3:9: Psalm 58:1; Psalm 58:2; Isaiah 1:23

U. Micah 3:10: Jeremiah 22:13; Jeremiah 22:17; Habakkuk 2:12

V. Micah 3:11: Isaiah 1:23; Micah 7:3

W. Micah 3:11: Jeremiah 6:13

X. Micah 3:11: Isaiah 48:2

Y. Micah 3:12: Jeremiah 26:18

Z. Micah 3:12: Psalm 79:1; Jeremiah 9:11

AA. Micah 3:12: Micah 4:1