Micah 2:11
Context2:11 If a lying windbag should come and say, 1
‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’ 2
he would be just the right preacher for these people! 3
Micah 3:1
Context3:1 I said,
“Listen, you leaders 4 of Jacob,
you rulers of the nation 5 of Israel!
You ought to know what is just, 6
Micah 5:13
Context5:13 I will remove your idols and sacred pillars from your midst;
you will no longer worship what your own hands made.
1 tn Heb “if a man, coming [as] wind and falsehood, should lie”; NASB “walking after wind and falsehood”; NIV “a liar and a deceiver.”
2 tn Heb “I will foam at the mouth concerning wine and beer.”
3 tn Heb “he would be the foamer at the mouth for this people.”
4 tn Heb “heads.”
5 tn Heb “house.”
6 tn Heb “Should you not know justice?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you should!”