Wicked Rulers and Prophets
“Hear now, O heads of Jacob,
And you arulers of the house of Israel:
bIs it not for you to know justice?
Who strip the skin from1 My people,
And the flesh from their bones;
Flay their skin from them,
Break their bones,
And chop them in pieces
Like meat for the pot,
bLike flesh in the caldron.”
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.
Who make my people stray;
Who chant1 “Peace”
While they bchew with their teeth,
But who prepare war against him
cWho puts nothing into their mouths:
And you shall have darkness without divination;
The sun shall go down on the prophets,
And the day shall be dark for bthem.
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
aFor there is no answer from God.”
And of justice and might,
aTo declare to Jacob his transgression
And to Israel his sin.
You heads of the house of Jacob
And1 rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And pervert all equity,
bHer priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for1 money.
cYet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”
Zion shall be aplowed like a field,
bJerusalem shall become heaps of ruins,
And cthe mountain of the temple
Like the bare hills of the forest.
| << Micah 2:13 | Micah 3:2 >> |
American Standard Version
And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?
Amplified® Bible
AND I [Micah] said, Hear, I pray you, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?--
Contemporary English Version
Listen to me, you rulers of Israel! You know right from wrong,
Darby English Version
And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?
Good News Bible
Listen, you rulers of Israel! You are supposed to be concerned about justice,
King James Version
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
New American Standard Bible
And I said, "Hear now, heads of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?
New International Version
Then I said,
"Listen, you leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Should you not know justice,
New King James Version
And I said:
“ Hear now, O heads of Jacob,
And you rulers of the house of Israel:
Is itnot for you to know justice?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And I said, " Hear now, heads of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel Do you not consider it time for you to know justice?
Revised Standard Version
And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice? --
Young's Literal Translation
And I say, `Hear, I pray you, heads of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Is it not for you to know the judgment?
| << Micah 2:13 | Micah 3:2 >> |
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