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Micah 3:11-12
New International Version
Micah 3:11-12
New International Version
11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(A)
her priests teach for a price,(B)
and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(C)
Yet they look(D) for the Lord’s support and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No disaster will come upon us.”(E)
12 Therefore because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,(F)
the temple(G) hill a mound overgrown with thickets.(H)
Micah 3:11-12
English Standard Version
Micah 3:11-12
English Standard Version
11 (A)Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
(B)its priests teach for a price;
(C)its prophets practice divination for money;
(D)yet they lean on the Lord and (E)say,
“Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
(F)No disaster shall come upon us.”
12 Therefore because of you
(G)Zion shall be plowed as a field;
Jerusalem (H)shall become a heap of ruins,
and (I)the mountain of the house (J)a wooded height.
Micah 3:11-12
New American Standard Bible
Micah 3:11-12
New American Standard Bible
11 Her leaders pronounce (A)judgment for a bribe,
Her (B)priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“(C)Is the Lord not in our midst?
Catastrophe will not come upon us.”
12 Therefore on account of you,
(D)Zion will be plowed like a field,
(E)Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
And the (F)mountain of the [a]temple will become high places of a forest.
Footnotes
- Micah 3:12 Lit house
Micah 3:11-12
Common English Bible
Micah 3:11-12
Common English Bible
11 Her officials give justice for a bribe,
and her priests teach for hire.
Her prophets offer divination for silver,
yet they rely on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord in our midst?
Evil won’t come upon us!”
12 Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become piles of rubble,
and the temple mount will become an overgrown mound.
Micah 3:11-12
Contemporary English Version
Micah 3:11-12
Contemporary English Version
11 You leaders accept bribes
for dishonest decisions.
You priests and prophets
teach and preach,
but only for money.
Then you say,
“The Lord is on our side.
No harm will come to us.”
12 (A) And so, because of you,
Jerusalem will be plowed under
and left in ruins.
Thorns will cover the mountain
where the temple now stands.
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