Micah 3:1

Micah 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?—
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I said: “Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?

Context of Micah 3:1

Then I said: Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You should know justice. 2You hate good and love evil. You strip the skin off my people and the flesh off their bones. 3You eat my people’s flesh. You strip off their skin. You break their bones to pieces. You chop them up like meat for a pot, like stew meat for a kettle.

Micah 3:1 word by word

וָאֹמַ֗ר שִׁמְעוּ־נָא֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּקְצִינֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲל֣וֹא לָכֶ֔ם לָדַ֖עַת אֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• I pray you, O headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• and ye princesקָצִיןqâtsîyn · chiefH7101
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• not for you to knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941

Cross-references for Micah 3:1

• Micah 3:9Listen to this, you leaders of the descendants of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You despise justice and pervert everything that is right.
• Isaiah 1:10Listen to the Lord’s word, you rulers of Sodom! Pay attention to the teachings from our God, you people of Gomorrah!
• Jeremiah 13:15Listen, and pay attention! Don’t be arrogant. The Lord has spoken.
• Jeremiah 22:2“Listen to the Lord’s word, you officials, you people who come into these gates, and you, king of Judah, the one sitting on David’s throne.
• Hosea 5:1“Listen to this, you priests! Pay attention, nation of Israel! Open your ears, royal family! This is my decision about you. You set traps at Mizpah and spread out nets on Mount Tabor.
• Amos 4:1Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria. You women oppress the poor and abuse the needy. You say to your husbands, “Get some wine! Let’s drink!”
• Deuteronomy 1:13From each of your tribes, choose some men who are wise, intelligent, and experienced, and I’ll appoint them to be your leaders.”
• Deuteronomy 16:18Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city that the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people fairly.
• 2 Chronicles 19:5He appointed judges in the country, in each fortified city of Judah.
• Psalms 14:4Are all those troublemakers, those who devour my people as if they were devouring food, so ignorant that they do not call on the Lord?
• Psalms 82:1God takes his place in his own assembly. He pronounces judgment among the gods:
• Jeremiah 5:4I thought, “These are poor, foolish people. They don’t know the way of the Lord and the justice that God demands.
• 1 Corinthians 6:5You should be ashamed of yourselves! Don’t you have at least one wise person who is able to settle disagreements between believers?

Commentaries on Micah 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hear - O heads of Jacob - The metaphor of the flock is still carried on. The chiefs of Jacob, and the princes of Israel, instead of taking care of the flocks, defending them, and finding them pasture, oppressed them in various ways. They are like wolves, who tear the skin of the sheep, and the flesh off their bones. This applies to all unjust and oppressive rulers. Suetonius tells us, in his Life of Tiberius, that when the governors of provinces wrote to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And I said - God‘s love for us is the great incitement, constrainer, vivifier of His creature‘s love. Micah had just spoken of God‘s love of Israel; how He would gather them into one fold under One Shepherd, guard them, lead them, remove all difficulties before them, be Himself their Head and enable them to follow Him. He turns then to them. These are God‘s doings; this, God has in store for you hereafter. Even when mercy itself shall require…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The cruelty of the princes, and the falsehood of the prophets. (1-8) Their false security. (9-12) Verses 1-8 Men cannot expect to do ill, and fare well; but to find that done to them which they did to others. How seldom do wholesome truths reach the ears of those in high stations or in authority! Those who deceive others are preparing confusion for their own faces. The prophet had ardent love to God and to the souls of men; deep concern for his glory and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The leaders, expected to understand true judgment and justice (Micah 6:8; Deuteronomy 10:12–13), were morally responsible for Israel's guilt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. princes--magistrates or judges. Is it not for you?--Is it not your special function (Jr 5:4, 5)? judgment--justice. Ye sit in judgment on others; surely then ye ought to know the judgment for injustice which awaits yourselves (Ro 2:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 3:1

• Church
• Government
• Rulers
• Wicked (People)

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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