Micah 6:12

6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; ¹ 

her inhabitants lie, ² 

their tongues speak deceptive words. ³ 

Micah 4:4

4:4 Each will sit under his own grapevine

or under his own fig tree without any fear. ⁴ 

The Lord who commands armies has decreed it. ⁵ 

Micah 7:3

7:3 They are determined to be experts at doing evil; ⁶ 

government officials and judges take bribes, ⁷ 

prominent men make demands,

and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them. ⁸ 

[6:12]  ¹ tn Heb “because her rich are full of violence.”

[6:12]  ² tn Heb “speak lies.”

[6:12]  ³ tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”

[4:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “and there will be no one making [him] afraid.”

[4:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “for the mouth of the Lord of Hosts has spoken.”

[7:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “upon evil [are their] hands to do [it] well.”

[7:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “the official asks – and the judge – for a bribe.”

[7:3]  ⁹ tn More literally, “the great one announces what his appetite desires and they weave it together.” Apparently this means that subordinates plot and maneuver to make sure the prominent man’s desires materialize.