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Micah 3:10

JerusalemZion
Justice

8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

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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 that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

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  • Jeremiah 22:13–17

    Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

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  • Matthew 27:25

    Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

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  • Zephaniah 3:3

    Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

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  • Ezekiel 22:25–28

    There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

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  • John 11:50

    Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

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