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Micah 3:3
3You who eat the flesh of my people, Strip off their skin from them, Break their bones And chop them in pieces as for the pot, Like meat in a kettle.”
Micah 3:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)who eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin and break their bones in pieces; who chop them up like meat for the pan, like flesh for the pot?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)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 pot, like flesh in a cauldron.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who also eat the flesh of My people, Flay their skin from them, Break their bones, And chop them in pieces Like meat for the pot, Like flesh in the caldron.”
Context of Micah 3:3
1And I said, “Hear now, heads of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know and administer justice? 2You who hate good and love evil, Who tear the skin off my people And their flesh from their bones; You who eat the flesh of my people, Strip off their skin from them, Break their bones And chop them in pieces as for the pot, Like meat in a kettle.” 4Then they will cry to the Lord, But He will not answer them; Instead, He will even hide His face from them at that time [withholding His mercy] Because they have practiced and tolerated and ignored evil acts. 5Thus says the Lord concerning the [false] prophets who lead my people astray; When they have something good to bite with their teeth, They call out, “Peace,” But against the one who gives them nothing to eat, They declare a holy war.
Read all of Micah 3Micah 3:3 word by word
וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָכְלוּ֮ שְׁאֵ֣ר עַמִּי֒ וְעוֹרָם֙ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם הִפְשִׁ֔יטוּ וְאֶת־עַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם פִּצֵּ֑חוּ וּפָרְשׂוּ֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּסִּ֔יר וּכְבָשָׂ֖ר בְּת֥וֹךְ קַלָּֽחַת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Who also eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- the fleshשְׁאֵרshe'êr · fleshH7607
- of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and flayפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
- their skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
- from off them; and they breakפָּצַחpâtsach · to break outH6476
- their bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
- and chop them in piecesפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
- as for the potסִירsîyr sîyrâh sirâh · potH5518
- and as fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- withinתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- the caldronקַלַּ֫חַתqallachath · caldronH7037
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Commentaries on Micah 3:3
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The leaders acted like wild animals. They harmed their own people and treated them without mercy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. pot ... flesh within ... caldron--manifold species of cruel oppressions. Compare Eze 24:3, &c., containing, as to the coming punishment, the same figure as is here used of the sin: implying that the sin and punishment exactly correspond.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Micah 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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