MIC 3:9 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Now listen to this,
⇔ you leaders of the house of Yakob,
⇔ ≈ and rulers of the house of Yisra’el,
⇔ you all who detest justice,
⇔ ≈ and who take everything that’s right and make it crooked.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἀκούσατε δὴ ταῦτα οἱ ἡγούμενοι οἴκου Ἰακὼβ, καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι οἴκου Ἰσραὴλ, οἱ βδελυσσόμενοι κρίμα, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὀρθὰ διαστρέφοντες,
(Akousate daʸ tauta hoi haʸgoumenoi oikou Yakōb, kai hoi kataloipoi oikou Israaʸl, hoi bdelussomenoi krima, kai panta ta ortha diastrefontes, )

BrTr 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;

ULT Now listen to this,
⇔ you leaders of the house of Jacob,
⇔ and rulers of the house of Israel,
⇔ you who detest justice,
⇔ and all that is upright, they make crooked.

UST You leaders of the people of Israel, listen to this:
⇔ You hate it when people do what is just,
⇔ and when people say what is true,
⇔ you say it is false.

OEB ⇔ ‘Hear this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
⇔ judges of the house of Israel,
⇔ you who spurn justice,
⇔ and make all that is straight crooked,

WEBBE 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,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV 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.

FBV Listen to me, leaders of the descendants of Jacob and the people of Israel, you who hate justice and distort all that is right.

T4T You leaders of the people [MTY] of Israel, listen to this!
⇔ You hate it when people do what is just;
⇔ and when people say what is true,
⇔ you distort it, saying it is false.

LEB • Hear this, O rulers of the house of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel,
• those detesting justice
• and perverting all that is right,

BBE Then give ear to this, you heads of the children of Jacob, you rulers of the children of Israel, hating what is right, twisting what is straight.

Moff Leaders of Jacob, listen to this,
⇔ you judges over the house of Israel,
⇔ who spurn at justice and twist equity,

JPS 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;

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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.

Drby 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,

RV 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.
(Hear this, I pray you, ye/you_all heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor judgement, and pervert all equity. )

SLT Hear now this, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and judges of the house of Israel abhorring judgment, and they will pervert all uprightness.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(Hear this, I pray you, ye/you_all heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgement, and pervert all equity. )

KJB-1611 Heare this, I pray you, yee heads of the house of Iacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhorre iudgement and peruert all equitie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Heare this I pray you ye heades of the house of Iacob, and princes of the house of Israel: they abhorre iudgement, and peruert all equitie.
(Hear this I pray you ye/you_all heads of the house of Yacob, and princes of the house of Israel: they abhor judgement, and pervert all equity.)

Gnva Heare this, I pray you, ye heades of the house of Iaakob, and princes of the house of Israel: they abhorre iudgement, and peruert all equitie.
(Hear this, I pray you, ye/you_all heads of the house of Yacob, and princes of the house of Israel: they abhor judgement, and pervert all equity. )

Cvdl O heare this ye rulers of the house of Iacob, and ye iudges of the house off Israel: ye that abhorre the thinge that is laufull, and wraist asyde the thinge that is straight:
(Oh hear this ye/you_all rulers of the house of Yacob, and ye/you_all judges of the house off Israel: ye/you_all that abhor the thing that is lawful, and wraist aside the thing that is straight:)

Wycl Here these thingis, ye princes of the hous of Jacob, and domesmen of the hous of Israel, whiche wlaten dom, and peruerten alle riyt thingis;
(Here these things, ye/you_all princes of the house of Yacob, and judgementsmen of the house of Israel, which wlaten judgement, and perverten all right things;)

Luth So höret doch dies, ihr Häupter im Hause Jakob und ihr Fürsten im Hause Israel, die ihr das Recht verschmähet und alles, was aufrichtig ist, verkehret,
(So hear though/but dies, you(pl)/their/her heads in_the house Yakob and you(pl)/their/her prince(s)/ruler(s) in_the house Israel, the you(pl)/their/her the law/right spurned/despised and all/everything, what/which on/in/torichtig is, wrong,)

ClVg Audite hoc, principes domus Jacob, et judices domus Israël, qui abominamini judicium, et omnia recta pervertitis:
(Listen hoc, leaders home Yacob, and judges home Israel, who/which abominamini judgement, and everything straight pervertis: )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–12: Micah rebuked the leaders of Israel

In this section, Micah is the speaker. He spoke to the leaders of the Jews and to the prophets. He rebuked (scolded) them for their wicked deeds. He also told them that God would punish the nation because of them.

The Notes will divide this section into three paragraphs:

In 3:1–4, Micah rebuked the judicial leaders.
In 3:5–8, Micah rebuked the wicked prophets.
In 3:9–12, Micah rebuked all the leaders: judges, prophets, and priests.

In each paragraph, Micah used the word “justice” (3:1, 8, 9). In each paragraph, he first rebuked the leaders for their evil deeds. Then he described what would happen as a result of their wickedness. Some versions begin a new paragraph at verse 4 or verse 8. It is recommended that you follow the paragraphs used in the Notes.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Micah Denounces Israel’s Leaders (GNT)

Leaders and Prophets Rebuked (NIV)

Israel’s Sinful Leaders—Rulers, Prophets, and Priests (GW)

Wicked Rulers and Prophets (NRSV)

Paragraph 3:9–12

This paragraph is similar to 3:1–4. Micah again spoke to the leaders of Israel. He specifically included the judicial leaders (verse 9a–b, 11a), priests (verse 11b), and prophets (verse 11c). He told them to listen (verse 9a). He then accused them of behaving wickedly and described the sins of each group (verses 9b–11). Finally, he told them that God would destroy Jerusalem, including the area where the temple was located (verse 12).

3:9a

Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel,

¶ Listen to this, you^(plur) leaders of the descendants of Jacob! Listen, you rulers of the people of Israel!
¶ Pay attention to what I will say, you rulers of Jacob’s descendants who serve as judges for the nation of Israel.
(combined/reordered)
¶ Listen to this that I will say/announce, you who rule/lead the Jewish people!
¶ You who are leaders/rulers over the people/nation of Israel, listen to what I am going to tell you!

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^9aNow hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel,

Now hear this: Micah told the leaders to listen to what he said. The word this probably refers forward to what Micah said in the rest of this paragraph (3:9b–12).

O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel: The parallel words leaders and rulers both refer to the judicial leaders. The phrase house of Jacob means “descendants of Jacob.” The phrase house of Israel means “the nation/people of Israel.” Both phrases refer to the same group of people. See the notes on 3:1a.

Verse 3:9a is similar to 3:1a. See the comparison below:

3:1a Then I said: hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel.

3:9a Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel,

In Hebrew, the phrase “of Jacob” in 3:1a has the same meaning as “the house of Jacob” in 3:9a.

Some versions use different words or phrases in 3:1a and 3:9a. For example:

Listen (1a)…Hear (9a) (NRSV)

heads…rulers (1a), rulers…chiefs (9a) (NRSV)

of Jacob…of the house of Israel (1a), of the house of Jacob…of the house of Israel (9a) (NRSV)

You may follow either approach (the same words/phrases or synonyms). Use what is natural in your language.

General Comment on 3:9a

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder some of the parallel parts in this line. For example:

So listen to my message, you rulers of Israel! (CEV)

3:9b

who despise justice and pervert all that is right,

You^(plur) hate to rule justly. You change everything that is fair and cause it to be unfair.
You are the kind of leaders who totally dislike treating people fairly. You make crooked everything that is straight.
You hate making fair decisions. Instead of doing what is right/straight, you always do what is wrong/crooked.

who despise justice and pervert all that is right: Micah accused these leaders of two things:

despise justice: To despise something means to hate or strongly dislike it. Micah said that these leaders despise justice. They detested ruling in an honest and fair way. They hated to make fair decisions.

justice: Micah used this same word in 3:1b and 3:8b. See the Notes on 3:1b about justice.

pervert all that is right: In Hebrew, this phrase is more literally “you who make crooked everything that is straight.” Micah used the words “crooked” and “straight” in a figurative (moral) sense. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

You do not act in straight ways. You always act in crooked ways.

You always behave dishonestly, not honestly.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) house of Jacob

(Some words not found in UHB: hear now this(f) rulers_of house_of Yaakob and,O_rulers_of house_of Yisrael [who],loathe justice and=DOM all/each/any/every (the)_straight,[thing] pervert )

The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Jacob’s descendants. Alternate translation: “descendants of Jacob”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the house of Israel

(Some words not found in UHB: hear now this(f) rulers_of house_of Yaakob and,O_rulers_of house_of Yisrael [who],loathe justice and=DOM all/each/any/every (the)_straight,[thing] pervert )

The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Israel’s descendants, who had become the nation of Israel. Alternate translation: “descendants of Israel”

(Occurrence 0) detest

(Some words not found in UHB: hear now this(f) rulers_of house_of Yaakob and,O_rulers_of house_of Yisrael [who],loathe justice and=DOM all/each/any/every (the)_straight,[thing] pervert )

strongly dislike

Parallel MIC 3:9

Section 3:1–12: Micah rebuked the leaders of Israel

Paragraph 3:9–12

3:9a

General Comment on 3:9a

3:9b