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?
• 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?
• New Living Translation (NLT)I said, “Listen, you leaders of Israel! You are supposed to know right from wrong,

Context of Micah 3:1

Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice, 2you who hate good and love evil; who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones; 3who 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?”

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 3:9Hear this, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel, who despise justice and distort all that is right;
• Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
• Jeremiah 13:15Hear and pay attention, do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken.
• Jeremiah 22:2‘Hear the word of the Lord to you, king of Judah, you who sit on David’s throne—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates.
• Hosea 5:1“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
• Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!”
• Deuteronomy 1:13Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”
• Deuteronomy 16:18Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
• 2 Chronicles 19:5He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
• Psalms 14:4Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the Lord.
• Psalms 82:1God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:
• Jeremiah 5:4I thought, “These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the Lord, the requirements of their God.
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute 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
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• Rulers
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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