Micah 3:9
Now listen to this, 1 you leaders of the house of Jacob, 1 and rulers of the house of Israel, 1 you who detest justice, 1 and pervert everything right. 1
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10You build Zion with blood 1 and Jerusalem with iniquity. 1
Cross References
Exodus 3:16Go and gather the elders of Israel together. Say to them, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me and said, “I have indeed observed you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 27:19'May the man be cursed who uses force to take away the justice due to a foreigner, fatherless, or widow.' Then all the people must say, 'Amen.'
Psalms 58:1Do you rulers speak righteousness? 1 Do you judge uprightly, you people? 1
Proverbs 17:23A wicked man accepts a secret bribe 1 to pervert the ways of justice. 1
Jeremiah 5:28They have become fat; they shine with well-being. They crossed over all bounds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause of the people, 1 or the cause of the orphan. They prosper even though they have not given justice to the needy. 1
Amos 5:7Those people turn justice into a bitter thing 1 and throw righteousness down to the ground!” 1
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 →