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Micah
Chapter 3
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Micah 3
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Then I said, “Now listen, ⓝ leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Aren’t you supposed to know what is just? ⓐ
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You hate good and love evil. You tear off people’s skin ⓑ and strip their flesh from their bones.
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You eat the flesh ⓒ of my people after you strip their skin from them and break their bones. You chop them up ⓓ like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”
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Then they will cry out ⓔ to the LORD, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time ⓕ because of the crimes they have committed.
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This is what the LORD says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, ⓖ who proclaim ⓗ peace when they have food to sink their teeth into but declare war against the one who puts nothing in their mouths.
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Therefore, it will be night ⓘ for you — without visions; it will grow dark for you — without divination. ⓙ The sun will set ⓚ on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.
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Then the seers will be ashamed ⓛ and the diviners disappointed. ⓜ They will all cover their mouths [1] ⓝ because there will be no answer from God. ⓐ
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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. ⓒ
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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,
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who build Zion with bloodshed ⓕ and Jerusalem with injustice.
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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.”
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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. ⓛ
| # | CSB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Then I said, “Now listen, ⓝ leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Aren’t you supposed to know what is just? ⓐ | |
| 2 | You hate good and love evil. You tear off people’s skin ⓑ and strip their flesh from their bones. | |
| 3 | You eat the flesh ⓒ of my people after you strip their skin from them and break their bones. You chop them up ⓓ like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.” | |
| 4 | Then they will cry out ⓔ to the LORD, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time ⓕ because of the crimes they have committed. | |
| 5 | This is what the LORD says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, ⓖ who proclaim ⓗ peace when they have food to sink their teeth into but declare war against the one who puts nothing in their mouths. | |
| 6 | Therefore, it will be night ⓘ for you — without visions; it will grow dark for you — without divination. ⓙ The sun will set ⓚ on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. | |
| 7 | Then the seers will be ashamed ⓛ and the diviners disappointed. ⓜ They will all cover their mouths [1] ⓝ because there will be no answer from God. ⓐ | |
| 8 | 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. ⓒ | |
| 9 | 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, | |
| 10 | who build Zion with bloodshed ⓕ and Jerusalem with injustice. | |
| 11 | 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.” | |
| 12 | 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. ⓛ |
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