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Micah 3:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then I said, “Listen, leaders of Jacob and officers of the nation of Israel! You should know what justice is.

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“Priests, nation of Israel, and people in the king’s family, listen to me. You have been judged guilty! “You were like a trap at Mizpah and like a net spread on the ground at Tabor.

You officers of Sodom, listen to the Lord’s message. You people of Gomorrah, listen to God’s teaching.

I say this to shame you. Surely there is someone in your group wise enough to judge a complaint between two believers.

Listen to me, you cows of Bashan on Samaria’s mountain. You hurt the poor and crush those in need. You tell your husbands, “Bring us something to drink!”

Those who are evil treat my people like bread to be eaten. And they never ask for the Lord’s help. Don’t they know what they are doing?

“Choose men to be judges and officers in every town that the Lord your God gives you. Every tribe must do this. And these men must be fair in judging the people.

He said, “The family of Israel and Judah has committed many terrible sins! People are being murdered everywhere in this country, and the city is filled with crime. That is because the people say to themselves, ‘The Lord has left this country. The Lord cannot see what we are doing.’

“Son of man, speak against the shepherds of Israel for me. Speak to them for me. Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You shepherds of Israel have only been feeding yourselves. It will be very bad for you! Why don’t you shepherds feed the flock?

The “One Who Breaks Through Walls” will push through and walk to the front of his people. They will break through the gates and leave that city. They will leave with their king marching before them— with the Lord at the front of his people.

I told the important people of Judah that they were wrong. I said, “You are doing a very bad thing. You are ruining the Sabbath day.

They are not fair to the poor. They take away the rights of the poor and allow people to steal from widows and orphans.

“‘Look, all the leaders in Israel are using their strength just to kill other people.

You eat the fat sheep and use their wool to make clothes for yourselves. You kill the fat sheep, but you don’t feed the flock.

Oh, look at the people enjoying life in Zion, and those on Mount Samaria who feel so safe. They are such important leaders of a most important nation. The “House of Israel” comes to you for advice.




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