Micah Chapter 3
King James Version (KJV)
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children ye take away my glory for ever.
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Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.
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If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie,
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saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
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I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by reason of
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the multitude of men.
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The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.
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And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?
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ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
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who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
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Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
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Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?
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Ye who hate the good, and love evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;
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and who eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces as for the pot, and as flesh within the cauldron.
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Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
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Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that cause my people to err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace! but whoso putteth not into their mouths they prepare war against him:
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therefore ye shall have night without a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, without divination; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
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And the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; and they shall all cover their lips, for there will be no answer ofGod.
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But truly I am filled with power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and with judgment and with might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
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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,
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that build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with unrighteousness.
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The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet do they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.
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Therefore shall Zion for your sake be ploughed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And he shall say, Hear now these words, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye remnant of the house of Israel; is it not for you to know judgment?
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[who] hate good, and seek evil; [who] tear their skins off them, and their flesh off their bones:
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even as they devoured the flesh of my people, and stripped their skins off them, and broke their bones, and divided [them] as flesh for the caldron, and as meat for the pot,
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thus they shall cry to the Lord, but he shall not hearken to them; and he shall turn away his face from them at that time, because they have done wickedly in their practices against themselves.
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Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that lead my people astray, that bite with their teeth, and proclaim peace to them; and [when] nothing was put into their mouth, they raised up war against them:
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therefore there shall be night to you instead of a vision, and there shall be to you darkness instead of prophecy; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be dark upon them.
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And the seers of night-visions shall be ashamed, and the prophets shall be laughed to scorn: and all the people shall speak against them, because there shall be none to hearken to them.
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Surely I will strengthen myself with the Spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of power, to declare to Jacob his transgressions, and to Israel his sins.
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Hear now these words, ye chiefs of the house of Jacob, and the remnant of the house of Israel, who hate judgment, and pervert all righteousness;
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who build up Sion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
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The heads thereof have judged for gifts, and the priests thereof have answered for hire, and her prophets have divined for silver: and [yet] they have rested on the Lord, saying, Is not the Lord among us? no evil shall come upon us.
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Therefore on your account Sion shall be ploughed as a field, and Jerusalem shall be as a storehouse of fruits, and the mountain of the house as a grove of the forest.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Et dixi: Audite princeps Iacob, et duces domus Israel: Numquid non vestrum est scire iudicium,
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qui odio habetis bonum, et diligitis malum: qui violenter tollitis pelles eorum desuper eis, et carnem eorum desuper ossibus eorum?
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Qui comederunt carnem populi mei, et pellem eorum desuper excoriaverunt: et ossa eorum confregerunt, et conciderunt sicut in lebete, et quasi carnem in medio ollæ.
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Tunc clamabunt ad Dominum, et non exaudiet eos: et abscondet faciem suam ab eis in tempore illo, sicut nequiter egerunt in adinventionibus suis.
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Hæc dicit Dominus super prophetas, qui seducunt populum meum: qui mordent dentibus suis, et prædicant pacem: et si quis non dederit in ore eorum quippiam, sanctificant super eum prælium.
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Propterea nox vobis pro visione erit, et tenebræ vobis pro divinatione: et occumbet sol super prophetas, et obtenebrabitur super eos dies.
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Et confundentur qui vident visiones, et confundentur divini: et operient omnes vultos suos, quia non est responsum Dei.
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Verumtamen ego repletus sum fortitudine spiritus Domini, iudicio, et virtute: ut annunciem Iacob scelus suum, et Israel peccatum suum.
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Audite hoc principes domus Iacob, et iudices domus Israel: qui abominamini iudicium, et omnia recta pervertitis.
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Qui ædificatis Sion in sanguinibus, et Ierusalem in iniquitate.
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Principes eius in muneribus iudicabant, et sacerdotes eius in mercede docebant, et prophetæ eius in pecunia divinabant: et super Dominum requiescebant, dicentes: Numquid non Dominus in medio nostrum? non venient super nos mala.
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Propter hoc, causa vestri, Sion quasi ager arabitur, et Ierusalem quasi acervus lapidum erit, et mons templi in excelsa silvarum.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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I said, “Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn’t it for you to know justice?
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You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;
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who also eat the flesh of my people, and peel their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as meat within the cauldron.
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Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”
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The LORD says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray—for those who feed their teeth, they proclaim, “Peace!” and whoever doesn’t provide for their mouths, they prepare war against him:
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“Therefore night is over you, with no vision, and it is dark to you, that you may not divine; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will be black over them.
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The seers shall be disappointed, and the diviners confounded. Yes, they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.”
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But as for me, I am full of power by the LORD’s Spirit, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.
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Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity,
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who build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
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Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money; yet they lean on the LORD, and say, “Isn’t the LORD among us? No disaster will come on us.”
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Therefore Zion for your sake will be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps of rubble, and the mountain of the temple like the high places of a forest.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And I say, `Hear, I pray you, heads of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Is it not for you to know the judgment?
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Ye who are hating good, and loving evil, Taking violently their skin from off them, And their flesh from off their bones,
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And who have eaten the flesh of My people, And their skin from off them have stript, And their bones they have broken, And they have spread <FI>them<Fi> out as in a pot, And as flesh in the midst of a caldron.
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Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.
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Thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets Who are causing My people to err, Who are biting with their teeth, And have cried `Peace,' And he who doth not give unto their mouth, They have sanctified against him war.
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Therefore a night ye have without vision, And darkness ye have without divination, And gone in hath the sun on the prophets, And black over them hath been the day.
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And ashamed have been the seers, And confounded have been the diviners, And covered their lip have all of them, For their is no answer, O God.
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And yet I have been full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, And of judgment, and of might, To declare to Jacob his transgression, And to Israel his sin.
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Hear this, I pray you, heads of the house of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Who are making judgment abominable, And all uprightness do pervert.
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Building up Zion with blood, And Jerusalem with iniquity.
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Her heads for a bribe do judge, And her priests for hire do teach, And her prophets for silver divine, And on Jehovah they lean, saying, `Is not Jehovah in our midst? Evil doth not come in upon us.'
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Therefore, for your sake, Zion is ploughed a field, and Jerusalem is heaps, And the mount of the house <FI>is<Fi> for high places of a forest!
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).