Micah 3:9 — Bible Verse (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.”
Micah 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Micah 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Micah 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity,”
Micah 3:9 — World English Bible
Micah 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity. ”
Micah 3:9 — American Standard Version
Micah 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Hear this, I pray you, heads of the house of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Who are making judgment abominable, And all uprightness do pervert.”
Micah 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Micah 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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, ”
Micah 3:9 — Darby Translation
Micah 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Heare this, I pray you, ye heades of the house of Iaakob, and princes of the house of Israel: they abhorre iudgement, and peruert all equitie.”
Micah 3:9 — Geneva Bible
Micah 3:9 in Context — Micah 3
7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
9 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.
10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
What Does Micah 3:9 Mean?
Micah 3:9 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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