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Micah 3:1

Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?

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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.Marand I saidH559 →
שִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-hearH8085 →
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994 →
רָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiO chiefs ofH7218 →
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
וּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.Neiand O rulers ofH7101 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
לָכֶ֔םla.Khem[belong] to you
לָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'at[does] to knowH3045 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.Pat<the> justiceH4941 →

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Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.Amos 3:1Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:Jeremiah 21:11Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.Psalms 82:1–5God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.Jeremiah 5:4–5Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”Micah 3:9–10Now 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,1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?Deuteronomy 1:13–17Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”Psalms 14:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.Jeremiah 22:2–3saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.2 Chronicles 19:5–10He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.Joel 1:2Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.Jeremiah 17:20Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates.

About Micah

Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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