Micah 7:3

That they may do evil with both hands skillfully, 1 the sar and the shofet asketh for a bribe; 1 and hagadol uttereth the evil of his nefesh (soul); 1 so they weave it. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

In Context

2The chasid has disappeared from ha'aretz; 1 and there is none yashar (upright, straight) among men; 1 they all lie in wait for dahm; 1 they hunt every man his brother with a net. 1

4The best of them is like a brier; 1 the yashar ([most] upright) is sharper than a thorn hedge; 1 the yom of thy watchmen and thy pekuddah (visitation) cometh; 1 now shall their confusion follow. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:9And she wrote in the sefarim, saying, Proclaim a tzom, and set Navot on high among the people;

Proverbs 16:30He winking his eynayim to plot perverse things, 1 compressing his sfatayim (lips), 1 bringeth ra'ah to pass. 1

Isaiah 26:21For, hinei, Hashem goeth forth from His Makom (place, home) 1 to punish the avon (iniquity) of inhabitants of ha'aretz; 1 ha'aretz also shall disclose her dahm, 1 and shall no more cover over her slain.

Jeremiah 4:22For Ami is foolish, 1 they have not known Me; 1 they are stupid banim, 1 and they have no understanding; 1 they are chachamim to do evil, 1 but to do good they have no da'as. 1

Ezekiel 22:6Hinei, the nasi'im (rulers) of Yisroel, every one has used his zero'a (arm, power) for shefach dahm in thee.

Ezekiel 34:21Because ye have thrust with flank and with shoulder, and butted all the weak emaciated ones with your karnayim, till ye have scattered them abroad;

Matthew Henry on Micah 7:2-7

The Sins of the People. ( b. c. 700.) 1 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape-gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the first-ripe fruit. 2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his… Read the whole commentary →

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