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Micah 3:8–12

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8But truly aI am full of power by the spirit of the Lord,

And of judgment, and of might,

bTo declare unto Jacob his transgression,

bAnd to Israel his sin.

9cHear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob,

cAnd princes of the house of Israel,

That abhor judgment, and dpervert all equity.

10eThey build up Zion fwith †blood,

And Jerusalem with iniquity.

11gThe heads thereof judge for reward,

And hthe priests thereof teach for hire,

And hithe prophets thereof vdivine for money:

Yet will they klean upon the Lord, †and say,

lIs not the Lord among us?

mNone evil can come upon us.

12Therefore nshall Zion nnfor your sake be plowed as a field,

noAnd Jerusalem shall become heaps,

nAnd pthe mountain of the house qas the high places of the forest.

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Footnotes

  1. aComp. Job 32:18. Jer. 6:11.
  2. bIs. 58:1 (Heb.). So Ezek. 23:36. ch. 1:5.
  3. bIs. 58:1 (Heb.). So Ezek. 23:36. ch. 1:5.
  4. cSee ver. 1.
  5. cSee ver. 1.
  6. eHab. 2:12. So Jer. 22:13.
  7. fEzek. 22:27. Comp. Zeph. 3:3.
  8. †Heb. bloods. ch. 7:2 (Heb.). See Hos. 4:2.
  9. gSee Prov. 17:23. & Ezek. 22:12. So Isai. 1:23. & 56:11. ch. 7:3.
  10. hSee Jer. 6:13.
  11. hSee Jer. 6:13.
  12. iSee ver. 5. So Ezek. 22:25.
  13. vSee Deut. 18:10.
  14. kSo Isai. 48:2. Rom. 2:17 (Gk.).
  15. †Heb. saying. Gen. 1:22, &c.
  16. lSo Jer. 7:4. Comp. Amos 5:14. Zeph. 3:5, 11.
  17. mJer. 23:17 so Amos 9:10.
  18. nCited Jer. 26:18.
  19. nnSo ch. 7:13.
  20. nCited Jer. 26:18.
  21. oSee Ps. 79:1. So ch. 1:6. Matt. 24:2.
  22. nCited Jer. 26:18.
  23. pSo ch. 4:2.
  24. qSee Luke 13:35.

Cross references

  1. dActs 13:10.

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But as for me, I am filled with power,

with the Spirit of the Lord,

and with justice and might,

to declare to Jacob his transgression

and to Israel his sin.

Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob

and rulers of the house of Israel,

who detest justice

and make crooked all that is straight,

who build Zion with blood

and Jerusalem with iniquity.

Its heads give judgment for a bribe;

its priests teach for a price;

its prophets practice divination for money;

yet they lean on the Lord and say,

“Is not the Lord in the midst of us?

No disaster shall come upon us.”

Therefore because of you

Zion shall be plowed as a field;

Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins,

and the mountain of the house a wooded height.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But as for me, I am filled with power,

with the Spirit of the Lord,

and with justice and might,

to declare to Jacob his transgression,

to Israel his sin.

Hear this, you leaders of Jacob,

you rulers of Israel,

who despise justice

and distort all that is right;

who build Zion with bloodshed,

and Jerusalem with wickedness.

Her leaders judge for a bribe,

her priests teach for a price,

and her prophets tell fortunes for money.

Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say,

“Is not the Lord among us?

No disaster will come upon us.”

Therefore because of you,

Zion will be plowed like a field,

Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,

the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As for me, however, I am filled with power

by the Spirit of the Lord,

with justice and courage,

to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion

and to Israel his sin.

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,

you rulers of the house of Israel,

who abhor justice

and pervert everything that is right,

who build Zion with bloodshed

and Jerusalem with injustice.

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,

her priests teach for payment,

and her prophets practice divination for silver.

Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,

“Isn’t the Lord among us?

No disaster will overtake us.”

Therefore, because of you,

Zion will be plowed like a field,

Jerusalem will become ruins,

and the temple’s mountain

will be a high thicket.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

But as for me, I am filled with power—

with the Spirit of the Lord.

I am filled with justice and strength

to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion.

Listen to me, you leaders of Israel!

You hate justice and twist all that is right.

You are building Jerusalem

on a foundation of murder and corruption.

You rulers make decisions based on bribes;

you priests teach God’s laws only for a price;

you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid.

Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord.

“No harm can come to us,” you say,

“for the Lord is here among us.”

Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;

Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!

A thicket will grow on the heights

where the Temple now stands.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I, I am filled with power,

with the Spirit of Yahweh,

and with justice and might,

to declare to Jacob his rebellion,

and to Israel his sin.

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,

he who builds Zion with blood

and Jerusalem with wickedness.

Its rulers judge for a bribe;

its priests teach for a price;

its prophets practice divination for money.

But they lean on Yahweh, saying,

“Is not Yahweh in our midst?

Disaster will not come upon us.”

Therefore on account of you

Zion will be plowed as a field,

and Jerusalem will be a heap of rubble,

and the temple mount as a high place in a forest.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press