Focused Passage

Micah 3:9-12

Judgment Against Corrupt Leaders, Priests, and Prophets

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9 Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,

10 who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.

11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

12 Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.

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Verse 9

Cross-references

Isaiah 1:23 Classic cross-references Psalms 101:8 Classic cross-references Isaiah 59:14 Classic cross-references Psalms 58:1 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 27:19 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:4-6 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:19-22 OliveGrove study links John 2:19-21 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Now נָ֣א H4994 Interjection hear שִׁמְעוּ־ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural this זֹ֗את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular O leaders רָאשֵׁי֙ H7218 Noun - masculine plural construct of the house בֵּ֣ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular and rulers וּקְצִינֵ֖י H7101 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of the house בֵּ֣ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular who despise הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣ים H8581 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural justice מִשְׁפָּ֔ט H4941 Noun - masculine singular - וְאֵ֥ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and pervert יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ H6140 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct that is right הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה H3477 Article | Adjective - feminine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Habakkuk 2:12 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 22:13 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 2:9 Classic cross-references Isaiah 26:10 Classic cross-references Matthew 27:25 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:4-6 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:19-22 OliveGrove study links John 2:19-21 OliveGrove study links

Original words

who build בֹּנֶ֥ה H1129 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Zion צִיּ֖וֹן H6726 Noun - proper - feminine singular with bloodshed בְּדָמִ֑ים H1818 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural and Jerusalem וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם H3389 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular with iniquity בְּעַוְלָֽה׃ H5766 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Matthew 7:15 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 6:13 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 6:10 Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:23 Classic cross-references Micah 7:3 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:4-6 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:19-22 OliveGrove study links John 2:19-21 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Her leaders רָאשֶׁ֣יהָ׀ H7218 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular judge יִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּ H8199 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for a bribe בְּשֹׁ֣חַד H7810 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular her priests וְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ H3548 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular teach יוֹר֔וּ H3384 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for a price בִּמְחִ֣יר H4242 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and her prophets וּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָ H5030 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular practice divination יִקְסֹ֑מוּ H7080 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for money בְּכֶ֣סֶף H3701 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Yet they lean יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּ H8172 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural upon וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular saying לֵאמֹ֔ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Is not הֲל֤וֹא H3808 Adverb - Negative particle the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular among us בְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ H7130 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural No לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle disaster רָעָֽה׃ H7451 Adjective - feminine singular can come תָב֥וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular upon us עָלֵ֖ינוּ H5921 Preposition | first person common plural

Verse 12

Cross-references

Jeremiah 26:18 Classic cross-references Matthew 24:2 Classic cross-references Daniel 9:2 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 52:13 Classic cross-references Luke 19:44 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:4-6 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:19-22 OliveGrove study links John 2:19-21 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Therefore לָכֵן֙ H3651 Adverb because of you בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔ם H1558 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Zion צִיּ֖וֹן H6726 Noun - proper - feminine singular will be plowed תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁ H2790 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular like a field שָׂדֶ֣ה H7704 Noun - masculine singular Jerusalem וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ H3389 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular will become תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular a heap of rubble עִיִּ֣ין H5856 Noun - masculine plural and the temple הַבַּ֖יִת H1004 Article | Noun - masculine singular mount וְהַ֥ר H2022 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct a wooded יָֽעַר׃פ H3293 Noun - masculine singular ridge לְבָמ֥וֹת H1116 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural

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