1 And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice? --
2 you who hate the good and love the evil, who tear the skin from off my people, and their flesh from off their bones;
3 who eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones in pieces, and chop them up like meat in a kettle, like flesh in a caldron.
4 Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.
5 Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who cry "Peace" when they have something to eat, but declare war against him who puts nothing into their mouths.
6 Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without divination. The sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them;
7 the seers shall be disgraced, and the diviners put to shame; they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.
8 But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
9 Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert all equity,
10 who build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with wrong.
11 Its heads give judgment for a bribe, its priests teach for hire, its prophets divine for money; yet they lean upon the LORD and say, "Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us."
12 Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
Versículos relacionados com Micah, 3:
Micah chapter 3 presents an accusation against the leaders and rulers of Judah and Israel, who use their power to oppress the people and practice injustice. Seeking throughout the Bible, I found the following verses related to the topics addressed in this chapter:
Jeremiah 23:1-2: "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and disperse the sheep of my pasture! - Says the Lord. So the Lord says, God of Israel, to the shepherds who cease to my people: You have spewed my sheep , and you have come to them, and you have not visited them; behold, I will visit you the wickedness of your works, says the Lord. " This verse condemns leaders who neglect their responsibilities and cause damage to the people, which is similar to the accusation presented against leaders in Micah 3.
Proverbs 28:15: "As a roar lion, and hungry bear, so it is the wicked who dominates over a poor people." This verse talks about the oppression that wicked leaders can exercise about the people, which is mentioned in Micah 3.
Ezekiel 22:27: "Its princes in the midst of it are like wolves that snatch the prey, spilling blood and destroying lives to satisfy its greed." In this verse, leaders are compared to wolves who destroy and kill because of their greed, which is similar to the accusation against leaders in Micah 3.
Isaiah 5:23: "Those who justify the wicked by gifts and take justice to the righteous!" This verse condemns the corruption that leaders can practice, accepting bribes and denying justice to the righteous, which is mentioned in Micah 3.
Psalm 82:2-4: "Until when shall you be unfairly judged, and respect to the people of the wicked? Do justice to the poor and orphan; justify the distress and the needy. Deliver the poor and needy; take them out of the hands of the wicked. . " In this verse, leaders are urged to do justice and defend the poor and needy, which is similar to the accusation against leaders in Micah 3.
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