Micah 2:11

2:11 If a lying windbag should come and say,

‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’

he would be just the right preacher for these people!

Micah 3:1

God Will Judge Judah’s Sinful Leaders

3:1 I said,

“Listen, you leaders of Jacob,

you rulers of the nation of Israel!

You ought to know what is just,


tn Heb “if a man, coming [as] wind and falsehood, should lie”; NASB “walking after wind and falsehood”; NIV “a liar and a deceiver.”

tn Heb “I will foam at the mouth concerning wine and beer.”

tn Heb “he would be the foamer at the mouth for this people.”

tn Heb “heads.”

tn Heb “house.”

tn Heb “Should you not know justice?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you should!”