Micah 3:10
8 As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
9 Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,
who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
12 Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.
- KJV
- They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
- WEB
- who build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
- ASV
- They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
- DARBY
- that build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with unrighteousness.
- BLB
- those building up Zion with bloodshed, and Jerusalem with injustice.
- ÅB
- Dere som bygger Sion med blod
og Jerusalem med urett! - OTB
- Som bygger Sion med vold,
Og Jerusalem med urett. - B1930
- I som bygger Sion med blod og Jerusalem med urett!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Habakkuk 2:9–12
Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
Read in contextJeremiah 22:13–17
“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
Read in contextMatthew 27:25
All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
Read in contextZephaniah 3:3
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:25–28
The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
Read in contextJohn 11:50
You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
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