Micah 3:9-12
Legacy Standard Bible
9 Now hear this, (A)heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who (B)abhor justice
And twist everything that is straight,
10 Who (C)build Zion with bloodshed
And Jerusalem with violent injustice.
11 Her heads pronounce (D)judgment for a bribe,
And her (E)priests instruct for a price,
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on Yahweh saying,
“(F)Is not Yahweh in our midst?
Evil will not come upon us.”
12 Therefore, on account of you
(G)Zion will be plowed as a field;
(H)Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
And the (I)mountain of the house of God will become high places of a forest.
Micah 3:9-12
New King James Version
9 Now hear this,
You heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And [a]pervert all equity,
10 (A)Who build up Zion with (B)bloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:
11 (C)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(D)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [b]money.
(E)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 (F)plowed like a field,
(G)Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins,
And (H)the mountain of the [c]temple
Like the bare hills of the forest.
Footnotes
- Micah 3:9 Lit. twist
- Micah 3:11 Lit. silver
- Micah 3:12 Lit. house
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