Micah 3:2

You who hate good 1 and love evil, 1 you who tear off their skin, 1 their flesh from their bones— 1

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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 said, “Now listen, 1 you leaders of Jacob 1 and rulers of the house of Israel: 1 Is it not right for you to understand justice? 1

3you who also eat the flesh of my people, 1 and tear their skin off, 1 break their bones, 1 and chop them in pieces, 1 just like meat for a pot, 1 just like meat in a cauldron. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Should I go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or should I not?” They said, “Attack, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”

Psalms 15:4The worthless person is despised in his eyes, 1 but he honors those who fear Yahweh. 1 He swears to his own disadvantage and does not take back his promises. 1

Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those, Yahweh, who hate you? 1 Do I not despise those who rise up against you? 1

Isaiah 3:15Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” 1 This is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts. 1

Ezekiel 22:27Her princes within her are like wolves tearing apart their victims. They pour out blood and destroy life, to make a profit dishonestly.

Amos 4:1Listen to this word, 1 you cows of Bashan, 1 you who are in the mountain of Samaria, 1 you who oppress the poor, 1 you who crush the needy, 1 you who say to your husbands, 1 “Bring us drinks.” 1

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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