Verse 11

Micah 3:11

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11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon 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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Chapter 3 Context

1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for yo... Focus ↗

2 ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh fro... Focus ↗

3 who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and c... Focus ↗

4 Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them... Focus ↗

5 Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that bite with their teeth, a... Focus ↗

6 Therefore it shall be night unto you, that ye shall have no vision; and it shall be dark unto you, t... Focus ↗

7 And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their li... Focus ↗

8 But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and of judgment, and of might, to declar... Focus ↗

9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor... Focus ↗

10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. Focus ↗

11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof...

12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the m... Focus ↗

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Book: Micah
Chapter: Chapter 3 (12 verses)
Version: American Standard Version Byzantine Text

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