3:11 Her 1 leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, 2
her priests proclaim rulings for profit,
and her prophets read omens for pay.
Yet they claim to trust 3 the Lord and say,
“The Lord is among us. 4
Disaster will not overtake 5 us!”
4:2 Many nations will come, saying,
“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,
to the temple 6 of Jacob’s God,
so he can teach us his commands 7
and we can live by his laws.” 8
For Zion will be the source of instruction;
the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem. 9
1 sn The pronoun Her refers to Jerusalem (note the previous line).
2 tn Heb “judge for a bribe.”
3 tn Heb “they lean upon” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV); NAB “rely on.”
4 tn Heb “Is not the
5 tn Or “come upon” (so many English versions); NCV “happen to us”; CEV “come to us.”
6 tn Heb “house.”
7 tn Heb “ways.”
8 tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”
9 tn Heb “instruction [or, “law”] will go out from Zion, and the word of the