Micah 3:10
Boneh Tziyon b'damim (they build up Tziyon with blood), 1 and Yerushalayim with avlah (iniquity). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 22:13Woe unto him that buildeth his bais but not by tzedek (righteousness), 1 and his aliyyot (upper chambers) but not by mishpat; 1 that useth his neighborʼs service without wages, 1 and giveth him no pay for his work; 1
Ezekiel 22:25There is a kesher of her nevi'im in the midst thereof, like a roaring ari (lion) tearing the prey; they have devoured nefesh; they have taken the khosen (treasure, wealth) and precious things; they have made her many almanot (widows) in the midst thereof.
Zephaniah 3:3Her sarim (princes) within her are roaring arayot; 1 her shofetim are evening wolves; 1 they leave nothing for the boker (morning). 1
John 11:50Nor do you consider that it is a bedievedike (expedient) thing for you that one man should die on behalf of HaAm and not that all the nation should perish. + 11:50 Jon 1:12-15; Isa 53:8
Matthew Henry on Micah 3:9-12
The Crimes of the Princes and Prophets. ( b. c. 726.) 8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord , and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. 9 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. 10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine… Read the whole commentary →