Micah 3:9

New Century Version

Leaders of Jacob and rulers of Israel, listen to me, you who hate fairness and twist what is right.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:17

I argued with the important men of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing you are doing? You are ruining the Sabbath day.

Exodus 3:16

“Go and gather the elders and tell them this: ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has appeared to me. He said, I care about you, and I have seen what has happened to you in Egypt.

Proverbs 17:15

The Lord hates both of these things: freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent.

Proverbs 17:23

When the wicked accept money to do wrong there can be no justice.

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to honor the wicked or to be unfair to the innocent.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do what is right.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. They all accept money for doing wrong, and they are paid to cheat people. They don’t seek justice for the orphans or listen to the widows’ needs.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown big and fat. There is no end to the evil things they do. They won’t plead the case of the orphan or help the poor be judged fairly.

Ezekiel 44:23

They must teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is not holy. They must help my people know what is unclean and what is clean.

Hosea 5:1

“Listen, you priests. Pay attention, people of Israel. Listen, royal family, because you will all be judged. You have been like a trap at Mizpah and like a net spread out at Mount Tabor.

Leviticus 26:15

and if you turn away from my rules and hate my laws, refusing to obey all my commands, you have broken our agreement.

Amos 5:7

You turn justice upside down, and you throw on the ground what is right.

Micah 1:1

During the time that Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, the word of the Lord came to Micah, who was from Moresheth. He saw these visions about Samaria and Jerusalem.

Micah 3:1

Then I said, “Listen, leaders of the people of Jacob; listen, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You should know how to decide cases fairly,

Deuteronomy 27:19

“Anyone will be cursed who is unfair to foreigners, orphans, or widows.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”