Verse 11
Micah 3:11
World Messianic Bible
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Her leaders judge for bribes,
and her priests teach for a price,
and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money:
yet they lean on Yahweh, and say,
“Isn’t Yahweh among us?
No disaster will come on us.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
רָאשֶׁ֣י/הָ בְּ/שֹׁ֣חַד יִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּ וְ/כֹהֲנֶ֨י/הָ֙ בִּ/מְחִ֣יר יוֹר֔וּ וּ/נְבִיאֶ֖י/הָ בְּ/כֶ֣סֶף יִקְסֹ֑מוּ וְ/עַל יְהוָה֙ יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר הֲ/ל֤וֹא יְהוָה֙ בְּ/קִרְבֵּ֔/נוּ לֹֽא תָב֥וֹא עָלֵ֖י/נוּ רָעָֽה
English Translation
Their heads judge for bribes, and their priests teach for a price, and their prophets prophesy for money; yet they lean on the Lord, saying, "Isn't the Lord in our midst? No disaster will come upon us."
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