Micah 3:10

Micah 3:10

8 But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord,
And of justice and might,
^aTo declare to Jacob his transgression
And to Israel his sin.

9 Now hear this,
You heads of the house of Jacob
And¹ rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And pervert all equity,

10 ^aWho build up Zion with ^bbloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:

11 ^aHer heads judge for a bribe,
^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.”

12 Therefore because of you
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.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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They—change of person from "ye" (Micah 3:9); the third person puts them to a greater distance as estranged from Him. It is, literally, "Whosoever builds," singular.

build up Zion with blood—build on it stately mansions with wealth obtained by the condemnation and murder of the innocent (Jeremiah 22:13; Ezekiel 22:27; Habakkuk 2:12).

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