Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Micah 3:11

NETBible	Her¹ 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 trust³ the Lord and say, “The Lord is among us.⁴ Disaster will not overtake⁵ us!”
NIV © biblegateway Mic 3:11	Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD and say, "Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us."
NASB © biblegateway Mic 3:11	Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests instruct for a price And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD saying, "Is not the LORD in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us."
NLT © biblegateway Mic 3:11	You rulers govern for the bribes you can get; you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim you are depending on the LORD. "No harm can come to us," you say, "for the LORD is here among us."
MSG © biblegateway Mic 3:11	Judges sell verdicts to the highest bidder, priests mass-market their teaching, prophets preach for high fees, All the while posturing and pretending dependence on GOD: "We've got GOD on our side. He'll protect us from disaster."
BBE © SABDAweb Mic 3:11	Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mic 3:11	Its rulers give judgment for a bribe, its priests teach for a price, its prophets give oracles for money; yet they lean upon the LORD and say, "Surely the LORD is with us! No harm shall come upon us."
NKJV © biblegateway Mic 3:11	Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? No harm can come upon us."
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KJV	The heads <07218> thereof judge <08199> (8799) for reward <07810>_, and the priests <03548> thereof teach <03384> (8686) for hire <04242>_, and the prophets <05030> thereof divine <07080> (8799) for money <03701>_: yet will they lean <08172> (8735) upon the LORD <03068>_, and say <0559> (8800)_, [Is] not the LORD <03068> among <07130> us? none evil <07451> can come <0935> (8799) upon us. {and say: Heb. saying}
NASB © biblegateway Mic 3:11	Her leaders <07218> pronounce <08199> judgment <08199> for a bribe <07810> , Her priests <03548> instruct <03384> for a price <04242> And her prophets <05030> divine <07080> for money <03701> . Yet they lean <08172> on the LORD <03068> saying <0559> , "Is not the LORD <03068> in our midst <07130> ? Calamity <07463> will not come <0935> upon us."
LXXM	oi <3588> T-NPM hgoumenoi <2233> V-PMPNP authv <846> D-GSF meta <3326> PREP dwrwn <1435> N-GPN ekrinon <2918> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM iereiv <2409> N-NPM authv <846> D-GSF meta <3326> PREP misyou <3408> N-GSM apekrinonto {V-IMI-3P} kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM profhtai <4396> N-NPM authv <846> D-GSF meta <3326> PREP arguriou <694> N-GSN emanteuonto <3132> V-IMI-3P kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM kurion <2962> N-ASM epanepauonto {V-IMI-3P} legontev <3004> V-PAPNP ouci <3364> ADV kuriov <2962> N-NSM en <1722> PREP hmin <1473> P-DP estin <1510> V-PAI-3S ou <3364> ADV mh <3165> ADV epelyh {V-AAS-3S} ef <1909> PREP hmav <1473> P-AP kaka <2556> A-NPN
NET [draft] ITL	Her leaders <07218> take bribes <07810> when they decide <08199> legal cases, her priests <03548> proclaim <03384> rulings for profit <04242> , and her prophets <05030> read omens <07080> for <05921> pay <03701> . Yet they claim to trust <08172> the Lord <03068> and say <0559> , “The Lord <03068> is among <07130> us. Disaster <07451> will not <03808> overtake <05921> <0935> us!”
HEBREW	her <07451> wnyle <05921> awbt <0935> al <03808> wnbrqb <07130> hwhy <03068> awlh <03808> rmal <0559> wnesy <08172> hwhy <03068> lew <05921> wmoqy <07080> Pokb <03701> hyaybnw <05030> wrwy <03384> ryxmb <04242> hynhkw <03548> wjpsy <08199> dxsb <07810> hysar (3:11) <07218>

NETBible

Her¹ 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 trust³ the Lord and say, “The Lord is among us.⁴ Disaster will not overtake⁵ us!”

NET Notes

¹sn The pronoun Her refers to Jerusalem (note the previous line).

²tn Heb “judge for a bribe.”

³tn Heb “they lean upon” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV); NAB “rely on.”

⁴tn Heb “Is not the Lord in our midst?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course he is!”

⁵tn Or “come upon” (so many English versions); NCV “happen to us”; CEV “come to us.”