18 (A)The prince shall not take any of the inheritance of the people, (B)thrusting them out of their property. He shall give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that none of my people shall be (C)scattered from his property.”

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18 The prince must not take(A) any of the inheritance(B) of the people, driving them off their property. He is to give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that not one of my people will be separated from their property.’”

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of the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And (A)my princes shall no more oppress my people, but (B)they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.

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This land will be his possession in Israel. And my princes will no longer oppress my people but will allow the people of Israel to possess the land according to their tribes.(A)

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27 (A)Her princes in her midst are like wolves (B)tearing the prey, (C)shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

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27 Her officials(A) within her are like wolves(B) tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people(C) to make unjust gain.(D)

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19 And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: (A)“In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’”

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19 Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’(A) Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood,(B) dogs(C) will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

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Therefore it says,

(A)“When he ascended on high (B)he led a host of captives,
    and he gave gifts to men.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women

This is why it[a] says:

“When he ascended on high,
    he took many captives(A)
    and gave gifts to his people.”[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or God
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18

28 (A)I give them eternal life, and (B)they will never perish, and (C)no one will snatch them out of my hand.

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28 I give them eternal life,(A) and they shall never perish;(B) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(C)

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Woe to the Oppressors

(A)Woe to those who devise wickedness
    and work evil (B)on their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
    because it is in the power of their hand.
They covet fields and (C)seize them,
    and houses, and take them away;
they oppress a man and his house,
    a man and his inheritance.

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Human Plans and God’s Plans

Woe to those who plan iniquity,
    to those who plot evil(A) on their beds!(B)
At morning’s light they carry it out
    because it is in their power to do it.
They covet fields(C) and seize them,(D)
    and houses, and take them.
They defraud(E) people of their homes,
    they rob them of their inheritance.(F)

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The word of the Lord that came to Micah (A)of Moresheth (B)in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw (C)concerning (D)Samaria and Jerusalem.

The Coming Destruction

(E)Hear, you peoples, all of you;[a]
    (F)pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,
and (G)let the Lord God be a witness against you,
    (H)the Lord from his holy temple.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 1:2 Hebrew all of them

The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth(A) during the reigns of Jotham,(B) Ahaz(C) and Hezekiah,(D) kings of Judah(E)—the vision(F) he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

Hear,(G) you peoples, all of you,(H)
    listen, earth(I) and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness(J) against you,
    the Lord from his holy temple.(K)

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21 Because you push with side and shoulder, and (A)thrust at all the (B)weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad,

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21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns(A) until you have driven them away,

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(A)You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, (B)you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. (C)The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, (D)the injured you have not bound up, (E)the strayed you have not brought back, (F)the lost you have not sought, and with force and (G)harshness you have ruled them. (H)So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and (I)they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered; they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, (J)with none to search or seek for them.

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You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.(A) You have not strengthened the weak or healed(B) the sick or bound up(C) the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.(D) So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,(E) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(F) My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.(G) They were scattered(H) over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.(I)

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(A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and (D)Israel will (E)dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: (F)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

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“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(E)
This is the name(F) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

A King Will Reign in Righteousness

32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
    and princes will rule in justice.
(B)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
    a shelter from the storm,
(C)like streams of water in a dry place,
    like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

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The Kingdom of Righteousness

32 See, a king(A) will reign in righteousness
    and rulers will rule with justice.(B)
Each one will be like a shelter(C) from the wind
    and a refuge from the storm,(D)
like streams of water(E) in the desert(F)
    and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

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And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
(A)He shall not judge by (B)what his eyes see,
    or decide disputes by (C)what his ears hear,
but (D)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
    and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall (E)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
    and (F)with the breath of his lips (G)he shall kill the wicked.

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and he will delight in the fear(A) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(B)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;(C)
but with righteousness(D) he will judge the needy,(E)
    with justice(F) he will give decisions for the poor(G) of the earth.
He will strike(H) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(I)
    with the breath(J) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(K)

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