Micah 3:11
ContextNETBible | 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!” |
XREF | Nu 16:15; 1Sa 4:3-6; 1Sa 8:3; 1Sa 12:3,4; Isa 1:23; Isa 48:2; Isa 56:11; Jer 6:13; Jer 7:4,8-12; Jer 8:10; Eze 22:12,27; Ho 4:18; Am 9:10; Mic 3:5; Mic 7:3; Zep 3:3; Mal 1:10; Mt 3:9; Ac 8:18-20; Ro 2:17-29; 1Ti 3:3; Tit 1:11; 1Pe 5:2; 2Pe 2:1-3,14,15; Jude 1:11 |
NET © Notes |
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.” |