Micah 3:1
And he shall say, Hear now these words, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye remnant of the house of Israel; is it not for you to know judgment?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2who hate good, and seek evil; who tear their skins off them, and their flesh off their bones:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 1:13+ 1:13 Gr. give.Take to yourselves wise and understanding and prudent men for your tribes, and I will set your leaders over you.
2 Chronicles 19:5And he appointed judges in all the strong cities of Juda, city by city.
Psalms 14:4In his sight an evil-worker is set at nought, but he honours them that fear the Lord. He swears to his neighbour, and disappoints him not.
Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodoma; attend to the law of God, thou people of Gomorrha.
Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, It may be they are poor; for they are weak, for they know not the way of the Lord, or the judgment of God.
Jeremiah 13:15Hear ye, and give ear, and be not proud: for the Lord has spoken.
Matthew Henry on Micah 3:1
What the apostle says of another of the prophets is true of this, who was also his contemporary—"Esaias is very bold," Rom. x. 20 . So, in this chapter, Micah is very bold in reproving and threatening the great men that were the ringleaders in sin; and he gives the reason ( ver. 8 ) why he was so bold, because he had commission and instruction from God to say what he said, and was carried out in it by a higher spirit and power than his own. Magistracy and ministry are two great ordinances of God, for good to his… Read the whole commentary →