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

I said, “Listen, you leaders of Israel! You are supposed to know right from wrong, 2but you are the very ones who hate good and love evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh from their bones. 3Yes, you eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin, and break their bones. You chop them up like meat for the cooking 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 3:9Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right.
• Isaiah 1:10Listen to the Lord, you leaders of “Sodom.” Listen to the law of our God, people of “Gomorrah.”
• Jeremiah 13:15Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken.
• Jeremiah 22:2‘Listen to this message from the Lord, you king of Judah, sitting on David’s throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too.
• Hosea 5:1“Hear this, you priests. Pay attention, you leaders of Israel. Listen, you members of the royal family. Judgment has been handed down against you. For you have led the people into a snare by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.
• Amos 4:1Listen to me, you fat cows living in Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, and who are always calling to your husbands, “Bring us another drink!”
• Deuteronomy 1:13Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’
• Deuteronomy 16:18“Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.
• 2 Chronicles 19:5He appointed judges throughout the nation in all the fortified towns,
• Psalms 14:4Will those who do evil never learn? They eat up my people like bread and wouldn’t think of praying to the Lord.
• Psalms 82:1God presides over heaven’s court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, “But what can we expect from the poor? They are ignorant. They don’t know the ways of the Lord. They don’t understand God’s laws.
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I am saying this to shame you. Isn’t there anyone in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues?

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