Micah 3:2

But ye hate what is good, and love what is evil; Ye tear from men their skin, Yea, their flesh from their bones;

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In The King James Version

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

In Context

1I also said: Hear, O ye heads of Jacob, And ye leaders of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to administer justice?

3Ye devour the flesh of my people, And strip them of their skin, And break their bones, And cut them in pieces, as for the pot, And as flesh for the caldron?

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Cross References

Psalms 15:4In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; But who honoreth them that fear the LORD; Who sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

Psalms 139:21Do I not hate them that hate thee, O LORD? Do I not abhor them that rise up against thee?

Isaiah 3:15What mean ye, that ye crush my people, And grind the faces of the poor?” Saith Jehovah, the Lord of hosts.

Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves tearing the prey. They shed blood, they destroy life, that they may get gain.

Amos 4:1Hear these words, O ye kine of Bashan, That are on the mountain of Samaria; That oppress the poor; that crush the needy; That say to your master, Bring, and let us drink!

Matthew Henry on Micah 3:2-8

The Crimes of the Princes and Prophets. ( b. c. 726.) 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? 2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; 3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. 4 Then shall they cry unto the Lord , but he… Read the whole commentary →

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