Micah 3
King James Version
3 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
4 Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
5 Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
Micah 3
New King James Version
Wicked Rulers and Prophets
3 And I said:
“Hear now, O heads of Jacob,
And you (A)rulers of the house of Israel:
(B)Is it not for you to know justice?
2 You who hate good and love evil;
Who strip the skin from [a]My people,
And the flesh from their bones;
3 Who also (C)eat the flesh of My people,
Flay their skin from them,
Break their bones,
And chop them in pieces
Like meat for the pot,
(D)Like flesh in the caldron.”
4 Then (E)they will cry to the Lord,
But He will not hear them;
He will even hide His face from them at that time,
Because they have been evil in their deeds.
5 Thus says the Lord (F)concerning the prophets
Who make my people stray;
Who chant [b]“Peace”
[c]While they (G)chew with their teeth,
But who prepare war against him
(H)Who puts nothing into their mouths:
6 “Therefore(I) you shall have night without [d]vision,
And you shall have darkness without divination;
The sun shall go down on the prophets,
And the day shall be dark for (J)them.
7 So the seers shall be ashamed,
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
(K)For there is no answer from God.”
8 But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord,
And of justice and might,
(L)To declare to Jacob his transgression
And to Israel his sin.
9 Now hear this,
You heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And [e]pervert all equity,
10 (M)Who build up Zion with (N)bloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:
11 (O)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(P)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [f]money.
(Q)Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”
12 Therefore because of you
Zion shall be (R)plowed like a field,
(S)Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins,
And (T)the mountain of the [g]temple
Like the bare hills of the forest.
Footnotes
- Micah 3:2 Lit. them
- Micah 3:5 All is well
- Micah 3:5 For those who feed them
- Micah 3:6 Prophetic revelation
- Micah 3:9 Lit. twist
- Micah 3:11 Lit. silver
- Micah 3:12 Lit. house
Michée 3
La Bible du Semeur
Contre les chefs du peuple
3 Je dis : ╵Ecoutez donc, chefs de Jacob,
et vous qui gouvernez ╵le peuple d’Israël.
Ne devriez-vous pas ╵bien connaître le droit ?
2 Vous détestez le bien
et vous aimez le mal.
Vous arrachez la peau ╵des membres de mon peuple, ╵vous arrachez la chair ╵qui leur couvre les os.
3 Vous dévorez leur chair,
et vous les dépecez,
vous leur brisez les os
et les mettez en pièces,
tout comme des morceaux ╵qu’on met dans la marmite,
oui, comme de la viande ╵qu’on met dans le chaudron.
4 Voilà pourquoi, ╵quand ils crieront vers l’Eternel,
lui, il ne leur répondra pas.
Mais il se détournera d’eux
à cause du mal qu’ils ont fait.
Contre les faux prophètes
5 Voici ce que dit l’Eternel ╵des faux prophètes
qui égarent mon peuple :
Ils prédisent la paix
à qui met sous leurs dents ╵un bon morceau à mordre,
et annoncent la guerre
à qui ne remplit pas leur bouche.
6 A cause de cela, ╵vous serez dans la nuit ╵sans avoir de visions ;
ce seront les ténèbres : ╵finies les prédictions.
Oui, le soleil se couchera ╵sur ces prophètes,
le jour s’obscurcira pour eux.
7 Ceux qui ont des révélations ╵seront couverts de honte,
et les devins perdront la face.
Ils se couvriront le visage,
car Dieu ne leur répondra pas.
8 Mais moi, ╵grâce à l’Esprit de l’Eternel,
je suis rempli de force,
d’équité, de vaillance
pour dénoncer ╵sa révolte à Jacob
et à Israël son péché.
9 Ecoutez donc ceci,
chefs du peuple issu de Jacob
et vous qui gouvernez ╵le peuple d’Israël,
qui détestez le droit, ╵qui corrompez toute justice ;
10 vous qui bâtissez Sion ╵en répandant le sang, ╵et Jérusalem par l’iniquité.
11 Ses chefs rendent leurs jugements ╵contre des pots-de-vin,
et ses prêtres se font payer ╵pour dispenser l’enseignement,
et ses prophètes ╵prédisent l’avenir ╵pour de l’argent.
Et ils s’appuient sur l’Eternel
en disant : « L’Eternel, ╵n’est-il pas au milieu de nous ?
Par conséquent, aucun malheur ╵ne pourra nous atteindre. »
12 Aussi, par votre faute,
Sion sera ╵labourée comme un champ,
et Jérusalem deviendra ╵un tas de ruines ;
le mont du Temple ╵sera une colline ╵couverte de broussailles[a].
Micah 3
English Standard Version
Rulers and Prophets Denounced
3 And I said:
(A)Hear, you heads of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel!
(B)Is it not for you to know justice?—
2 you (C)who hate the good and love the evil,
(D)who tear the skin from off my people[a]
and their flesh from off their bones,
3 (E)who eat the flesh of my people,
and flay their skin from off them,
and break their bones in pieces
and chop them up like meat in a pot,
like flesh in a cauldron.
4 (F)Then they will cry to the Lord,
but he will not answer them;
(G)he will hide his face from them at that time,
because they have made their deeds evil.
5 Thus says the Lord concerning (H)the prophets
who lead my people astray,
(I)who cry “Peace”
when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
who puts nothing into their mouths.
6 Therefore (J)it shall be night to you, without vision,
and darkness to you, without divination.
(K)The sun shall go down on the prophets,
and the day shall be black over them;
7 (L)the seers shall be disgraced,
and the diviners put to shame;
(M)they shall all cover their lips,
for (N)there is no answer from God.
8 But as for me, (O)I am filled with power,
with the Spirit of the Lord,
and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob (P)his transgression
and to Israel his sin.
9 (Q)Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel,
(R)who detest justice
and make crooked all that is straight,
10 (S)who build Zion with blood
and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11 (T)Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
(U)its priests teach for a price;
(V)its prophets practice divination for money;
(W)yet they lean on the Lord and (X)say,
“Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
(Y)No disaster shall come upon us.”
12 Therefore because of you
(Z)Zion shall be plowed as a field;
Jerusalem (AA)shall become a heap of ruins,
and (AB)the mountain of the house (AC)a wooded height.
Footnotes
- Micah 3:2 Hebrew from off them
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