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Micah 3:11

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.”

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ASV

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
רָאשֶׁ֣יהָ׀ra.Shei.hachiefs itsH7218 →
בְּשֹׁ֣חַדbe.Sho.chadfor a bribeH7810 →
יִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּyish.Po.tuthey judgeH8199 →
וְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ve.kho.ha.Nei.haand priests itsH3548 →
בִּמְחִ֣ירbim.Chirfor a priceH4242 →
יוֹר֔וּyo.Ruthey teachH3384 →
וּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haand prophets itsH5030 →
בְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.seffor moneyH3701 →
יִקְסֹ֑מוּyik.So.muthey divineH7080 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּyi.sha.'E.nuthey dependH8172 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.weh[is] YahwehH3068 →
בְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּbe.kir.Be.nuin midst ourH7130 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תָב֥וֹאta.Vo'it will comeH935 →
עָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon usH5921 →
רָעָֽה׃ra.'AhcalamityH7451 →

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Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Jeremiah 6:13“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.Micah 3:5This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:Jeremiah 23:17They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’Amos 5:14Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.Romans 2:17Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;Jeremiah 7:4Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’Titus 1:11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.Acts 8:18–20When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.James 3:10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.Isaiah 48:2who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;Hosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.Jeremiah 14:14“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.

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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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