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⌂ ← MIC 3:1–3:12 → ║ ═ ©

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Scolding Yisrael’s leaders and prophets

Mic 3:1–12

3:1 Scolding Yisrael’s leaders and prophets

3 Then I said, “Now listen,

you leaders of Ya’akov (Jacob),

≈ and rulers of the house of Yisrael (Israel):

Isn’t it your responsibility to understand justice?

2 Those who hate good

≈ and love evil,

those who tear their skin off them

≈ and their flesh from their bones,

3 those who eat the flesh of my people,

≈ and their skin that they’ve stripped off them,

they break their bones,

≈ and chop them in pieces,

just like soup in a pot—

≈ like meat in a cauldron.

4 Then they’ll call out to Yahweh for help,

but he won’t answer them.

≈ He’ll hide himself from them at that time,

because they’ve done evil things.”

5 So Yahweh speaks out against the ‘prophets’ who lead his people astray:

“They lie through their teeth and proclaim, ‘Peace.’

They’re fighting against the one who never put a single word into their mouths.

6 Therefore, it’ll be night for you prophets, without any visions.

≈ It will be dark for you all, without any prophesying.

The sun will go down on the ‘prophets’,

≈ and the day will be black for them.

7 The tellers of the future will be put to shame,

≈ and the diviners will be disgraced.

They will cover their lips, all of them,

≈ because there’ll be no answer from God.”

8 But I’m full of power from Yahweh’s spirit,

≈ and full of justice and strength,

to declare to Ya’akov (Jacob) his disobedience,

≈ and to Yisrael (Israel) his sin.

9 Now listen to this,

you leaders of the house of Ya’akov,

≈ and rulers of the house of Yisrael,

you all who detest justice,

≈ and who take everything that’s right and make it crooked.

10 You build Tsiyon (Zion) with blood

≈ and Yerushalem (Jerusalem) with evil.

11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,

≈ her priests teach for a price,

≈ and her prophets do divination for money.

Yet they claim to depend on Yahweh, and they say,

“Isn’t Yahweh right here with us?

Nothing bad can happen to us.”

12 Therefore, because of you all,

≈ Tsiyon (Zion) will become a ploughed field,

≈ Yerushalem (Jerusalem) will become a heap of rubble,

≈ and the temple hill will become covered with scrub.[ref]

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3 And_I _said hear please Oh _leaders _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_Oh _rulers _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) am_not to/for_you(pl) to_know DOM (the)_justice.

2 Oh_you(pl)_who_hate _of (of)_good and_you(pl)_who_love _of (of)_evil[fn] who_tear _away _of skin _of_(of)_their from_on_them and_flesh _of_their from_under bones _of_their.

3 And_which they _have _eaten the _flesh _of my _people _of_my and_skin _of_their from_on_them they _have _stripped _off and_DOM bones _of_their they _have _broken _in _pieces and_they _have _chopped_them_up just_as in_pot and_like_meat in _the_middle a _caldron.

4 Then they _will _cry _out to YHWH and_not he _will _answer them and_he _will _hide his/its_faces/face from_them at_time (the)_that just_as they _have _made _evil deeds _of_their.

5 Thus YHWH he _says on the_prophets who_mislead DOM people _of_my who_bite with_teeth _of_their and_they _proclaim peace and_which not he _puts on mouth _of_their and_they _consecrate on/upon/above_him/it war.

6 For_so/thus/hence night to/for_you(pl) from_vision and_it _will _grow _dark to/for_you(pl) from_divining and_ the_sun _it _will _go on the_prophets and_it _will _be _dark on_them the_day.

7 And_they _will _be _ashamed[fn] the_seers and_ those_who_divine _they _will _be _abashed and_they _will _cover over a _moustache of _them _of_all if/because there_will_not_be an _answer _of god.

8 And_but I I _am _full power with the _spirit _of YHWH and_justice and_might to_announce to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) transgression _of_its and_to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) sin _of_its.

9 Hear please this Oh _leaders _of the _house _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_Oh _rulers _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who_loathe justice and_DOM every _of (the)_straight_thing they _make _crooked.

10 Who_build Tsiyyōn/(Zion) with_blood(s) and_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) with_injustice.

11 Leaders _of_its for_a _bribe they _judge and_priests _of_its for_a _price they _teach and_prophets _of_its for_money they _divine and_on YHWH they _depend to_say am_not is_YHWH in_midst _of_our not it _will _come on_us calamity.

12 For_so/thus/hence on_account _of_of _you(pl) Tsiyyōn a _field it _will _be _plowed and_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) heaps _of _ruins it _will _be and_the _mountain _of the _house (into)_high_places _of a _forest.

3:2 OSHB variant note: רעה: (x-qere) ’רָ֑ע’: lemma=7451 b n=1 morph=HAamsa id=33pm7 רָ֑ע

3:7 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

3:12: Jer 26:18.

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Jer 26:18:

18 “Mikah (from Morashet) prophesied during the lifetime of Yehudah’s King Hizkiyah (Hezekiah), and he told all the people from Yehudah that Commander-in-chief Yahweh says this:

Tsiyon (Zion), a field will be ploughed,

and Yerushalem (Jerusalem) will become heaps of ruins,

and the temple hill will become an overgrown forest.[ref]

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18 Mīkāh[fn] the_Mōrashtiy he _was prophesying in_the _days _of Ḩizqiy^yāh the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_he/it _said to all _of the _people _of Yəhūdāh to_say thus he _says YHWH soldiers/messengers Tsiyyōn/(Zion) a _field it _will _be _plowed and_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) heaps _of _ruins it _will _be and_the _mountain _of the _house (into)_high_places _of a _forest.

26:18 OSHB variant note: מיכיה: (x-qere) ’מִיכָה֙’: lemma=4318 n=1.2.0 morph=HNp id=24CTb מִיכָה֙

26:18: Mic 3:12.