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Micah 3:11 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Micah 3:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Micah chapter 3 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. and say: Heb. saying”
Micah 3:11 (KJV)
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Commentary on Micah 3:11
Micah indicts corrupt leadership: '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.' Three leadership categories corrupted by greed: judges taking bribes (shoftime be-shohad yishpotu), priests teaching for payment (kohaneha be-mehir yoru), prophets divining for silver (nebi'eha be-keseph yiqsomu). Yet they presume divine protection: 'Is not YHWH in our midst? No evil will come upon us!' This exposes religious hypocrisy: mercenary...
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Cross-References for Micah 3:11
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“For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.”
“and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes”
“they proclaim”
“teaching things which they ought not”
“he offered them money”
“saying”
“That they may do evil with both hands earnestly”
“exercising the oversight”
“and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name):”
“and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.”