Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Hear this, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel, who despise justice and distort all that is right; New Living Translation Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right. English Standard Version Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight, Berean Standard Bible Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right, King James Bible Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. New King James Version Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity, New American Standard Bible Now hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who despise justice And twist everything that is straight, NASB 1995 Now hear this, heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And twist everything that is straight, NASB 1977 Now hear this, heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And twist everything that is straight, Legacy Standard Bible Now hear this, heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And twist everything that is straight, Amplified Bible Now hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who hate and reject justice And twist everything that is straight, Christian Standard Bible Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert everything that is right, Holman Christian Standard Bible Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert everything that is right, American Standard Version Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Hear this, therefore, Heads of the house of Yaqob and Rulers of the house of Israel who despise judgment and are perverting all upright things Brenton Septuagint Translation Hear now these words, ye chiefs of the house of Jacob, and the remnant of the house of Israel, who hate judgment, and pervert all righteousness; Contemporary English Version So listen to my message, you rulers of Israel! You hate justice and twist the truth. Douay-Rheims Bible Hear this, ye princes of the house of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel: you that abhor judgment, and pervert all that is right. English Revised Version Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. GOD'S WORD® Translation Listen to this, you leaders of the descendants of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You despise justice and pervert everything that is right. Good News Translation Listen to me, you rulers of Israel, you that hate justice and turn right into wrong. International Standard Version Please listen to this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you officials of the house of Israel, you who hate administering justice, who pervert the very meaning of equity, JPS Tanakh 1917 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, And rulers of the house of Israel, That abhor justice, and pervert all equity; Literal Standard Version Now hear this, O heads of the house of Jacob, | And you judges of the house of Israel, | Who are making judgment abominable, | And pervert all uprightness. Majority Standard Bible Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right, New American Bible Hear this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel! You who abhor justice, and pervert all that is right; NET Bible Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right. New Revised Standard Version Hear this, you rulers of the house of Jacob and chiefs of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert all equity, New Heart English Bible Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity. Webster's Bible Translation Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. World English Bible Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity, Young's Literal Translation Hear this, I pray you, heads of the house of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Who are making judgment abominable, And all uprightness do pervert. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rulers and Prophets Condemned…8As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin. 9Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right, 10who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.… Cross References Psalm 58:1 Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? Psalm 58:2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth. Proverbs 18:5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. Proverbs 21:7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just. Isaiah 1:23 Your 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. Ezekiel 44:23 They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean. Micah 1:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah--what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem: Treasury of Scripture Hear this, I pray you, you heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. I pray. Micah 3:1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? Exodus 3:16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: Hosea 5:1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. that. Leviticus 26:15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. Psalm 58:1,2 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? … Jump to Previous Abhor Abominable Children Despise Distort Ear Equity Hating Heads Hear House Israel Jacob Judges Judgment Justice Leaders Making Pervert Please Princes Right Rulers Straight Twist Twisting UprightnessJump to Next Abhor Abominable Children Despise Distort Ear Equity Hating Heads Hear House Israel Jacob Judges Judgment Justice Leaders Making Pervert Please Princes Right Rulers Straight Twist Twisting UprightnessMicah 3 1. The cruelty of the princes.5. The falsehood of the prophets. 8. The false security of them both. Verses 9-12. - § 3. Recapitulation of the sins of the three classes - rulers, priests, and prophets, with an announcement of the destruction of Zion and the temple. Verse 9. - The prophet exemplifies his courage by delivering in full the denunciation with which he commenced (ver. 1: see note there). Hear this. What follows. Pervert all equity. Ye, who by your position ought to be models and guardians of justice and equity, violate all laws, human and Divine, make the straight crooked, distort every notion of right (comp. Isaiah 59:8). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nowנָ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' hear שִׁמְעוּ־ (šim·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently this, זֹ֗את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, O leaders רָאשֵׁי֙ (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7218: The head of the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc and rulers וּקְצִינֵ֖י (ū·qə·ṣî·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7101: A magistrate, other leader of the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc who despise הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣ים (ha·mă·ṯa·‘ă·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8581: To loathe, detest justice מִשְׁפָּ֔ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style and pervert יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ (yə·‘aq·qê·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6140: To knot, distort, to pervert all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every that is right, הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה (hay·šā·rāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 3477: Straight, right Links Micah 3:9 NIVMicah 3:9 NLT Micah 3:9 ESV Micah 3:9 NASB Micah 3:9 KJV Micah 3:9 BibleApps.com Micah 3:9 Biblia Paralela Micah 3:9 Chinese Bible Micah 3:9 French Bible Micah 3:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Micah 3:9 Please listen to this you heads (Mc Mic. 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