Micah 3:8

But truly I am full of ko'ach 1 by the Ruach + 3:8 Hakodesh of Hashem, and of mishpat, and of gevurah (might), 1 to preach unto Ya'akov his peysha, 1 and to Yisroel his chattat. + 3:8 Isa 53:5,8,12 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Then shall the chozim (seers) be ashamed, 1 and the kosemim (diviners) blush in bushah; 1 yea, they shall all cover their safam (mustache); + 3:7 i.e., their lips 1 ki ein ma'aneh Elohim (for there is no answer of G-d). 1

9Hear this, I pray you, ye Rashei Bais Ya'akov, 1 and Ketzinim of Bais Yisroel, 1 that abhor mishpat, 1 and twist kol haYesharah (all the right, the straight). 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 11:2And the Ruach + 11:2 Hakodesh of Hashem shall rest upon Him, 1 the Ruach of Chochmah and Binah, 1 the Ruach of Etzah (Counsel) + 11:2 see Isa 9:5 and Gevurah, 1 the Ruach of Da'as and of the Yir'at Hashem; 1

Jeremiah 1:18For, hinei, I have made thee today an ir mivtzar (a fortified city), and an ammud barzel, and a chomat nechoshet against kol HaAretz, against the melachim of Yehudah, against the sarim thereof, against the kohanim thereof, and against the am ha'aretz.

Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus saith Hashem: 1 If thou make teshuva (repentance), then will I restore thee, 1 and thou shalt stand before Me; + 15:19 for service, ministry 1 and if thou bring forth [utterance] of the precious rather than the worthless, 1 thou shalt be as My Peh (Mouth): 1 let them turn unto thee; 1 but turn not thou unto them. 1

Ezekiel 3:14So the Ruach + 3:14 Hakodesh lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in mar (bitterness), in the anger of my ruach; but the yad Hashem was chazah upon me.

Ezekiel 20:4Wilt thou judge them, ben adam, wilt thou judge them? Cause them to know the to'avot of their avot.

Ezekiel 23:36Hashem said moreover unto me: Ben adam, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholivah? Indeed, declare unto them their to'avot;

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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