Micah 3 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“You who hate ^H8130 good ^H2896 and love ^H157 evil ^H7451,

Who tear ^H1497 off ^H1497 their skin ^H5785 from them

And their flesh ^H7607 from their bones ^H6106,

Who ^H834 eat ^H398 the flesh ^H7607 of my people ^H5971,

Strip ^H6584 off ^H6584 their skin ^H5785 from them,

Smash ^H6476 their bones ^H6106,

And chop ^H6566 them up ^H6566 as for the pot ^H5518,

And as meat ^H1320 in a cauldron ^H7037!”

Then ^H227 they will cry ^H2199 out ^H2199 to the LORD ^H3068,

But He will not answer ^H6030 them.

Instead, He will hide ^H5641 His face ^H6440 from them at that time ^H6256

Because ^H834 they have practiced ^H7489 evil ^H7489 deeds ^H4611.

This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559 concerning ^H5921 the prophets ^H5030 who lead ^H8582 my people ^H5971 astray ^H8582:

When they have something to bite ^H5391 with their teeth ^H8127,

They cry ^H7121 out ^H7121, “Peace ^H7965!”

But against ^H5921 him who ^H834 puts ^H5414 nothing ^H3808 in their mouths ^H6310

They declare ^H6942 holy ^H6942 war ^H4421.

Therefore ^H3651 it will be night ^H3915 for you—without ^H4480 vision ^H2377,

And darkness ^H2825 for you—without ^H4480 divination ^H7080.

The sun ^H8121 will go ^H935 down on the prophets ^H5030,

And the day ^H3117 will become ^H6937 dark ^H6937 over ^H5921 them.

The seers ^H2374 will be put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954,

And the diviners ^H7080 will be ashamed ^H2659.

Indeed, they will all ^H3605 cover ^H5844 their [fn]lips ^H8222

Because ^H3588 there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 answer ^H4617 from God ^H430.

On the other ^H199 hand ^H199, I am filled ^H4390 with power ^H3581—

With the Spirit ^H7307 of the LORD ^H3068—

And with justice ^H4941 and courage ^H1369

To make ^H5046 known ^H5046 to Jacob ^H3290 his rebellious ^H6588 act ^H6588,

And to Israel ^H3478 his sin ^H2403.

Now ^H4994 hear ^H8085 this ^H2088, you heads ^H7218 of the house ^H1004 of Jacob ^H3290

And rulers ^H7101 of the house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478,

Who despise ^H8581 justice ^H4941

And twist ^H6140 everything ^H3605 that is straight ^H3477,

Who build ^H1129 Zion ^H6726 with bloodshed ^H1818,

And Jerusalem ^H3389 with malice ^H5766.

Her leaders ^H7218 pronounce ^H8199 judgment ^H8199 for a bribe ^H7810,

Her priests ^H3548 teach ^H3384 for pay ^H4242,

And her prophets ^H5030 divine ^H7080 for money ^H3701.

Yet they lean ^H8172 on the LORD ^H3068, saying ^H559,

“Is the LORD ^H3068 not in our midst ^H7130?

Catastrophe ^H7451 will not come ^H935 upon us.”

Therefore ^H3651 on account ^H1558 of you,

Zion ^H6726 will be plowed ^H2790 like a field ^H7704,

Jerusalem ^H3389 will become ^H1961 a heap ^H5856 of ^H5856 ruins ^H5856,

And the mountain ^H2022 of the [fn]temple ^H1004 will become high ^H1116 places ^H1116 of a forest ^H3293.