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Micah 3:2-12
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 3
2
You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear off their skin from them
And their flesh from their bones,
3
Who eat the flesh of my people,
Strip off their skin from them,
Smash their bones,
And chop
them
up as for the pot,
And as meat in a cauldron!'
4
Then they will cry out to the
Lord
,
But He will not answer them.
Instead, He will hide His face from them at that time
Because they have practiced evil deeds.
5
This is what the
Lord
says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray:
When
they have
something
to bite with their teeth,
They cry out, 'Peace!'
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.
6
Therefore
it will be
night for you—without vision,
And darkness for you—without divination.
The sun will go down on the prophets,
And the day will become dark over them.
7
The seers will be put to shame,
And the diviners will be ashamed.
Indeed, they will all cover
their
lips
Because there is no answer from God.
8
On the other hand, I am filled with power—
With the Spirit of the
Lord
—
And with justice and courage
To make known to Jacob his rebellious act,
And to Israel his sin.
9
Now hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who despise justice
And twist everything that is straight,
10
Who build Zion with bloodshed,
And Jerusalem with malice.
11
Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the
Lord
, saying,
'Is the
Lord
not in our midst?
Catastrophe will not come upon us.'
12
Therefore on account of you,
Zion will be plowed
like
a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
And the mountain of the temple
will become
high places of a forest.
King James Version
Chapter 3
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 3
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
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.
New Living Translation
Chapter 3
2
but you are the very ones
who hate good and love evil.
You skin my people alive
and tear the flesh from their bones.
3
Yes, you eat my people’s flesh,
strip off their skin,
and break their bones.
You chop them up
like meat for the cooking pot.
4
Then you beg the
Lord
for help in times of trouble!
Do you really expect him to answer?
After all the evil you have done,
he won’t even look at you!'
5
This is what the
Lord
says:
'You false prophets are leading my people astray!
You promise peace for those who give you food,
but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you.
6
Now the night will close around you,
cutting off all your visions.
Darkness will cover you,
putting an end to your predictions.
The sun will set for you prophets,
and your day will come to an end.
7
Then you seers will be put to shame,
and you fortune-tellers will be disgraced.
And you will cover your faces
because there is no answer from God.'
8
But as for me, I am filled with power —
with the Spirit of the
Lord
.
I am filled with justice and strength
to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion.
9
Listen to me, you leaders of Israel!
You hate justice and twist all that is right.
10
You are building Jerusalem
on a foundation of murder and corruption.
11
You rulers make decisions based on bribes;
you priests teach God’s laws only for a price;
you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid.
Yet all of you claim to depend on the
Lord
.
'No harm can come to us,' you say,
'for the
Lord
is here among us.'
12
Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;
Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
A thicket will grow on the heights
where the Temple now stands.
English Standard Version
Chapter 3
2
you who hate the good and love the evil,
who tear the skin from off my people
and their flesh from off their bones,
3
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
Then they will cry to the
Lord
,
but he will not answer them;
he will hide his face from them at that time,
because they have made their deeds evil.
5
Thus says the
Lord
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who cry "Peace"
when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
who puts nothing into their mouths.
6
Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision,
and darkness to you, without divination.
The sun shall go down on the prophets,
and the day shall be black over them;
7
the seers shall be disgraced,
and the diviners put to shame;
they shall all cover their lips,
for there is no answer from God.
8
But as for me, I am filled with power,
with the Spirit of the
Lord
,
and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression
and to Israel his sin.
9
Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel,
who detest justice
and make crooked all that is straight,
10
who build Zion with blood
and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11
Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
its priests teach for a price;
its prophets practice divination for money;
yet they lean on the
Lord
and say,
"Is not the
Lord
in the midst of us?
No disaster shall come upon us."
12
Therefore because of you
Zion shall be plowed as a field;
Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins,
and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
New International Version
Chapter 3
2
you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
and the flesh from their bones;
3
who eat my people’s flesh,
strip off their skin
and break their bones in pieces;
who chop them up like meat for the pan,
like flesh for the pot?"
4
Then they will cry out to the
Lord
,
but he will not answer them.
At that time he will hide his face from them
because of the evil they have done.
5
This is what the
Lord
says:
"As for the prophets
who lead my people astray,
they proclaim ‘peace’
if they have something to eat,
but prepare to wage war against anyone
who refuses to feed them.
6
Therefore night will come over you, without visions,
and darkness, without divination.
The sun will set for the prophets,
and the day will go dark for them.
7
The seers will be ashamed
and the diviners disgraced.
They will all cover their faces
because there is no answer from God."
8
But as for me, I am filled with power,
with the Spirit of the
Lord
,
and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression,
to Israel his sin.
9
Hear this, you leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of Israel,
who despise justice
and distort all that is right;
10
who build Zion with bloodshed,
and Jerusalem with wickedness.
11
Her leaders judge for a bribe,
her priests teach for a price,
and her prophets tell fortunes for money.
Yet they look for the
Lord
’s support and say,
"Is not the
Lord
among us?
No disaster will come upon us."
12
Therefore because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,
the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.
New King James Version
Chapter 3
2
You who hate good and love evil;
Who strip the skin from My people,
And the flesh from their bones;
3
Who also eat the flesh of My people,
Flay their skin from them,
Break their bones,
And chop
them
in pieces
Like
meat
for the pot,
Like flesh in the caldron.”
4
Then 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
concerning the prophets
Who make my people stray;
Who chant “Peace”
While they chew with their teeth,
But who prepare war against him
Who puts nothing into their mouths:
6
“Therefore you shall have night without vision,
And you shall have darkness without divination;
The sun shall go down on the prophets,
And the day shall be dark for them.
7
So the seers shall be ashamed,
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
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,
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 pervert all equity,
10
Who build up Zion with bloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:
11
Her heads judge for a bribe,
Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for money.
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 plowed
like
a field,
Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins,
And the mountain of the temple
Like the bare hills of the forest.
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