Micah 3:3-11

3Who 1eat the flesh of my people, Strip off their skin from them, Smash their bones, And 2chop them up as for the pot, And as meat in a cauldron!”4Then they will 3cry out to the Lord, But He will not answer them. Instead, He will 4hide His face from them at that time Because they have 5practiced evil deeds.

5This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who 6lead my people astray: When they have something to bite with their teeth, They 7cry out, “Peace!” But against him who puts nothing in their mouths They declare holy war.6Therefore it will be 8night for you--without vision, And darkness for you--without divination. The 9sun will go down on the prophets, And the day will become dark over them.7The seers will be 10put to shame, And the 11diviners will be ashamed. Indeed, they will all 12cover their 13lips Because there is 14no answer from God.8On the other hand, 15I am filled with power-- With the Spirit of the Lord-- And with justice and courage To 16make known to Jacob his rebellious act, And to Israel his sin.9Now hear this, you 17heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who 18despise justice And twist everything that is straight,10Who 19build Zion with bloodshed, And Jerusalem with malice.11Her leaders pronounce 20judgment for a bribe, Her 21priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord, saying, “22Is the Lord not in our midst? Catastrophe will not come upon us.”