Discovery BoxMicah 3:11 
Context3:11 Her 1 leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, 2
her priests proclaim rulings for profit,
and her prophets read omens for pay.
Yet they claim to trust 3 the Lord and say,
“The Lord is among us. 4
Disaster will not overtake 5 us!”
Micah 4:3
Context4:3 He will arbitrate 6 between many peoples
and settle disputes between many 7 distant nations. 8
They will beat their swords into plowshares, 9
and their spears into pruning hooks. 10
Nations will not use weapons 11 against other nations,
and they will no longer train for war.
1 sn The pronoun Her refers to Jerusalem (note the previous line).
2 tn Heb “judge for a bribe.”
3 tn Heb “they lean upon” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV); NAB “rely on.”
4 tn Heb “Is not the
5 tn Or “come upon” (so many English versions); NCV “happen to us”; CEV “come to us.”
6 tn Or “judge.”
7 tn Or “mighty” (NASB); KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “strong”; TEV “among the great powers.”
8 tn Heb “[for many nations] to a distance.”
9 sn Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow.
10 sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (M. Klingbeil, NIDOTTE 1:1117-18). It was a short knife with a curved hook at the end sharpened on the inside like a sickle.
11 tn Heb “take up the sword.”
