Micah 3:9 KJV
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Matthew Henry
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Thompson Chains
- HearkenSee the chain from Deuteronomy 4:1 · 5 links
- Rulers WarnedSee the chain from Deuteronomy 27:19 · 7 links
- Injustice (2)See the chain from Deuteronomy 16:19 · 3 links
Cross References
- Psalms 58:1–2 <To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.> Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? …
- Isaiah 1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
- Exodus 3:16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
- Leviticus 26:15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
- Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Proverbs 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
- Jeremiah 5:28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
- Hosea 5:1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
- Micah 3:1 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?
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Topics
- Church Corruption in
- Government Corruption in
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
- Micah The injustice of judges and falsehoods of false prophets
- Rulers Wicked
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible759–698 BC · Micah, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Hear שִׁמְעוּ šimʿû שָׁמַע Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- this, I pray you, ye heads נָא nāʾ Exhortation זֹאת zōʾt Pronoun רָאשֵׁי rāʾšê רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Jacob יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
- and princes וּקְצִינֵי ûqĕṣînê קָצִין Noun · masculine plural construct · with and
- of the house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- that abhor הַמֲתַעֲבִים hamătaʿăbîm תַּעָב Verb · piel active participle, masculine plural · with the
- judgment מִשְׁפָּט mišpāṭ מִשְׁפָּט Noun · masculine singular
- and pervert יְעַקֵּשׁוּ yĕʿaqqēšû עָקַשׁ Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine plural
- all equity וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַיְשָׁרָה hayšārâ יָשָׁר Adjective · feminine singular · with the
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