Micah 3:9

New King James Version

Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity,

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:17

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day?

Exodus 3:16

Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt;

Proverbs 17:15

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat, they are sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend.

Ezekiel 44:23

“And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

Hosea 5:1

“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor.

Leviticus 26:15

and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant,

Amos 5:7

You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”

Micah 1:1

The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

Micah 3:1

And I said: “Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?

Deuteronomy 27:19

‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’