Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that y’all are doing, by profaning the Sabbath day?
Micah 3:1 - Y'all Version Bible I said, “Y’all must listen now, heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Shouldn’t y’all know justice? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND I [Micah] said, Hear, I pray you, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?– American Standard Version (1901) And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice? Common English Bible But I said: Hear, leaders of Jacob, rulers of the house of Israel! Isn’t it your job to know justice?— Catholic Public Domain Version And I said: Listen, leaders of Jacob and chiefs of the house of Israel. Does it not belong to you to know judgment, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I said: Hear, O ye princes of Jacob, and ye chiefs of the house of Israel: Is it not your part to know judgment, |
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that y’all are doing, by profaning the Sabbath day?
Do all these evildoers know nothing? Those who eat up my people like they eat bread, and never call on YHWH?
Y’all must listen to the word of YHWH, rulers of Sodom! Y’all must pay attention to the law of our God, people of Gomorrah!
to deprive the poor of justice, and to rob the oppressed among my people of their rights, making widows their plunder, and that the fatherless their prey!
“‘“See how the princes of Israel within you uses their power to shed blood.
“Son of humanity, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and tell them, even the shepherds, ‘Lord YHWH says: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed the sheep?
Y’all eat the fat. Y’all clothe yourself* with the wool. Y’all kill the fatlings, but y’all don’t feed the sheep.
Then he said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perversion; for they say, ‘YHWH has forsaken the land, and YHWH doesn’t see.’
“Priests, y’all must listen to this! House of Israel, y’all must pay attention! House of the king, y’all must open your ears! For the judgment is against y’all; because y’all have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
Y’all must listen to this word, cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!”
Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
He who breaks open the way goes up before them. They break through the gate, and go out. Their king passes on before them, with YHWH at their head.
I say this to shame y’all. Isn’t there even one wise person among y’all who would be able to decide between the brethren?
You are to appoint judges and officers for all your town gates that YHWH your God gives you, according to your tribes. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.