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Yet they look for the LORD&#8217s support and say, &#8220Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/micah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> You rulers make decisions based on bribes; you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim to depend on the LORD. “No harm can come to us,” you say, “for the LORD is here among us.” <a href="/esv/micah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the LORD and say, “Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster shall come upon us.” <a href="/bsb/micah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/kjv/micah/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/micah/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD, and say, “Is not the LORD among us? No harm can come upon us.” <a href="/nasb_/micah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD not in our midst? Catastrophe will not come upon us.” <a href="/nasb/micah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests instruct for a price And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD saying, &#8220Is not the LORD in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/micah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests instruct for a price, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD saying, “Is not the LORD in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us.” <a href="/lsb/micah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Her heads pronounce judgment for a bribe, And her priests instruct for a price, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on Yahweh saying, “Is not Yahweh in our midst? Evil will not come upon us.” <a href="/amp/micah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests teach for a fee, And her prophets foretell for money; Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No tragedy or distress will come on us.” <a href="/csb/micah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, “Isn’t the LORD among us? No disaster will overtake us.” <a href="/hcsb/micah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying,&#8221 Isn&#8217t the LORD among us? No disaster will overtake us.&#8221 <a href="/asv/micah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us. <a href="/cev/micah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You leaders accept bribes for dishonest decisions. You priests and prophets teach and preach, but only for money. Then you say, "The LORD is on our side. No harm will come to us." <a href="/erv/micah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us. <a href="/gwt/micah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Your leaders exchange justice for bribes. Your priests teach for a price. Your prophets tell the future for money. But they rely on the LORD when they say, "After all, the LORD is with us. Nothing bad will happen to us." <a href="/gnt/micah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> The city's rulers govern for bribes, the priests interpret the Law for pay, the prophets give their revelations for money--and they all claim that the LORD is with them. "No harm will come to us," they say. "The LORD is with us." <a href="/isv/micah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Her leaders judge for the money, her priests teach only when they're paid , and her prophets prophesy for cash. Even so, don't they all rely on the LORD as they ask, 'The LORD is among us, is he not? Nothing bad can possibly happen to us!' <a href="/msb/micah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, ?Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.? <a href="/net/micah/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the LORD and say, "The LORD is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!" <a href="/nheb/micah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Isn't the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster will come on us." <a href="/wbt/micah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Her heads judge for reward, and her priests teach for hire, and her prophets divine for money; yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? no evil can come upon us. <a href="/web/micah/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money; yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, “Isn’t Yahweh among us? No disaster will come on us.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Her heads judge for a bribe, "" And her priests teach for hire, "" And her prophets divine for silver, "" And on YHWH they lean, saying, "" “Is not YHWH in our midst? Evil does not come in on us.” <a href="/ylt/micah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Her heads for a bribe do judge, And her priests for hire do teach, And her prophets for silver divine, And on Jehovah they lean, saying, 'Is not Jehovah in our midst? Evil doth not come in upon us.' <a href="/slt/micah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Her heads will judge for a gift, and her priests will teach for hire, and her prophets will divine for silver: and they will lean upon Jehovah, saying, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? he will not bring evil upon us.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Her princes have judged for bribes, and her priests have taught for hire, and her prophets divined for money: and they leaned upon the Lord, saying: Is not the Lord in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us. <a href="/cpdv/micah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Her leaders have judged for tributes, and her priests have taught for payment, and her prophets divined for money. And they leaned upon the Lord, saying: “Is not the Lord in our midst? No disaster will overcome us.” <a href="/nabre/micah/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Its leaders render judgment for a bribe, the priests teach for pay, the prophets divine for money, While they rely on the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No evil can come upon us!” <a href="/nrsvce/micah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Its rulers give judgment for a bribe, its priests teach for a price, its prophets give oracles for money; yet they lean upon the LORD and say, “Surely the LORD is with us! No harm shall come upon us.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The chiefs thereof judge for a bribe, and its priests teach for hire, and its prophets divine for money; yet they rely upon the LORD, saying, The LORD is among us, no evil can come upon us; <a href="/hpbt/micah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Her Rulers judge for a bribe and her Priests teach for wages and her Prophets consult the oracle for silver, and they rely upon LORD JEHOVAH and they say: ”Behold, LORD JEHOVAH is with us! Evil is not coming upon us!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us'? <a href="/sep/micah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The heads thereof have judged for gifts, and the priests thereof have answered for hire, and her prophets have divined for silver: and yet they have rested on the Lord, saying, Is not the Lord among us? no evil shall come upon us. <a href="/parallel/micah/3-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=476" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/micah/3.htm">Rulers and Prophets Condemned</a> …10who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11<a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·še·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">Her leaders</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: yiš·pō·ṭū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To judge, govern. ">judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/7810.htm" title="7810: bə·šō·ḥaḏ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A present, bribe. From shachad; a donation.">for a bribe,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: wə·ḵō·hă·ne·hā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">her priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: yō·w·rū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">teach</a> <a href="/hebrew/4242.htm" title="4242: bim·ḥîr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Price, hire. From an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment, wages.">for a price,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: ū·nə·ḇî·’e·hā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">and her prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/7080.htm" title="7080: yiq·sō·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to distribute, i.e. Determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine.">practice divination</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: bə·ḵe·sep̄ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">for money.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8172.htm" title="8172: yiš·šā·‘ê·nū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To lean, support oneself. A primitive root; to support one's self.">Yet they lean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qir·bê·nū (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cp) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">among us?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">disaster</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">can come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon us.”</a> 12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a> “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Isaiah 56:11</a> Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27</a> Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain. <a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a> The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end? <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a> Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3-4</a> Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. / Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a> Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Hosea 4:8</a> They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. <a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a> Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. <a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a> Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">1 Timothy 6:5</a> and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a> Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. <a href="/titus/1-11.htm">Titus 1:11</a> who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean on the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come on us.heads.<a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Micah 7:3</a> That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.<a href="/numbers/16-15.htm">Numbers 16:15</a> And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.<a href="/1_samuel/8-3.htm">1 Samuel 8:3</a> And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.and the priests.<a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a> For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.<a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a> Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.<a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Malachi 1:10</a> Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.and the prophets.<a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a> Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.<a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Isaiah 56:11</a> Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.<a href="/acts/8-18.htm">Acts 8:18-20</a> And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, … yet.<a href="/1_samuel/4-3.htm">1 Samuel 4:3-6</a> And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies… <a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Isaiah 48:2</a> For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.<a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4,8-12</a> Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these… and say.<a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Amos 9:10</a> All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Bribes</a> <a href="/micah/2-3.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Money</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Price</a> <a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-17.htm">Bribes</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-15.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/mark/14-62.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-10.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Money</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Price</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 3</div>1. <a href="/micah/3-1.htm">The cruelty of the princes.</a> 5. <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">The falsehood of the prophets.</a> 8. <a href="/micah/3-8.htm">The false security of them both.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Her leaders judge for a bribe This phrase highlights the corruption among the leaders of Israel. In biblical times, leaders were expected to uphold justice and righteousness, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18-20</a>, which commands judges to judge fairly without partiality or bribery. The acceptance of bribes perverts justice and is condemned throughout Scripture (<a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Exodus 23:8</a>, <a href="/proverbs/17-23.htm">Proverbs 17:23</a>). This corruption reflects a broader societal decay and a departure from God's laws.Her priests teach for a price The priests, who were supposed to be spiritual leaders and teachers of God's law (<a href="/leviticus/10-11.htm">Leviticus 10:11</a>, <a href="/malachi/2-7.htm">Malachi 2:7</a>), were instead motivated by financial gain. This mirrors the situation in <a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a>, where Eli's sons abused their priestly roles for personal profit. The commercialization of spiritual duties undermines the integrity of religious instruction and leads to a distortion of God's truth.And her prophets practice divination for money Prophets were meant to be God's mouthpieces, delivering His messages to the people (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18-22</a>). However, these prophets were engaging in divination, a practice forbidden in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>, and doing so for monetary gain. This reflects a betrayal of their divine calling and aligns them with false prophets condemned in <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a>. Their actions contrast with true prophets like Micah, who spoke God's truth without regard for personal gain.Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” Despite their corruption, the leaders, priests, and prophets falsely claimed divine favor and protection. This presumption is reminiscent of the false security condemned in <a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4</a>, where the people believed the presence of the temple guaranteed safety. Their misplaced confidence ignored the conditional nature of God's covenant, which required obedience (Deuteronomy 28). This false assurance is a warning against complacency and presumption upon God's grace without true repentance and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/leaders.htm">Leaders</a> Refers to the rulers of Israel who were expected to uphold justice but were instead corrupt, accepting bribes. 2. <a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a> Religious leaders responsible for teaching God's law, who were exploiting their position for financial gain. 3. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> Those who claimed to speak on behalf of God but were practicing divination for money, misleading the people. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation to whom Micah was prophesying, specifically addressing the corruption within its leadership. 5. <a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a> A prophet of God who delivered messages of judgment and hope to Israel during a time of moral and spiritual decay.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/corruption_in_leadership.htm">Corruption in Leadership</a> Recognize the dangers of leaders who prioritize personal gain over justice and righteousness. Reflect on the importance of integrity in positions of authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_religious_leaders.htm">The Role of Religious Leaders</a> Understand the responsibility of religious leaders to teach truth without seeking personal profit. Consider how this applies to modern-day ministry. <a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a> Beware of false assurances that ignore the reality of sin and judgment. True security comes from genuine faith and obedience to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_greed.htm">The Consequences of Greed</a> Acknowledge how the love of money can corrupt individuals and institutions, leading to moral decay and divine judgment. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Regularly assess personal motivations and actions to ensure they align with God's standards, not selfish desires.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 3</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'new_birth'_mean.htm">Who was the biblical prophet Micah?</a> <a href="/q/what's_micah's_main_message.htm">What is the main message of the Book of Micah?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_demand_offerings_in_micah_6_6-7.htm">In Micah 6:6–7, why would God demand offerings if animals and human sacrifices are later condemned, creating an apparent inconsistency? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_the_biblical_prophet_micah.htm">Who was the biblical prophet Micah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) For reward.--Every function is carried out by judges, priests, and prophets through bribery, and yet they claim and count upon the protection of Jehovah. They rely for safety upon the presence of the sacred buildings; they cry, "The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord are these!" "Is not the Lord among us?" Isaiah contrasts in scathing terms the profession of holiness with the vicious life as seen in Jerusalem, and likens the city, with its rulers, to Sodom (<a href="/context/micah/1-10.htm" title="Declare you it not at Gath, weep you not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll yourself in the dust.">Micah 1:10-15</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Judge for reward. The very judges take bribes (<a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12</a>), which the Law so stringently forbade (see <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Exodus 23:8</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a>, etc.). The priests thereof teach for hire. The priests were bound to teach and explain the Law, and decide questions of religion and ritual (<a href="/leviticus/10-11.htm">Leviticus 10:11</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/17-11.htm">Deuteronomy 17:11</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Deuteronomy 33:10</a>; comp. <a href="/haggai/2-11.htm">Haggai 2:11</a>, etc.). This they ought to have done gratuitously, but they corruptly made it a source of gain. Divine for money. The accusation in ver. 5 is repeated. These false prophets sold their oracles, pretending to have a suitable revelation when paid for it (<a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Ezekiel 22:28</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3, 4</a>). Yet will they lean upon the Lord. These priests and prophets were worshippers of Jehovah and trusted in him, as though he could not fosake his people. They had faith without love, divorced religion from morality, made a certain outward conformity serve for righteousness and truth. Is not the Lord among us? (<a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Exodus 17:7</a>). As though the very fact that they had in their midst the temple, wherein Jehovah's presence was assured, would protect them from all harm, whatever their conduct might he. Such presumptuous confidence is reproved by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 7:4, 8, etc.; comp. <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14</a>, and note there). <a href="/commentaries/micah/3-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Her leaders רָאשֶׁ֣יהָ ׀ (rā·še·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head judge יִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּ (yiš·pō·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate for a bribe, בְּשֹׁ֣חַד (bə·šō·ḥaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7810.htm">Strong's 7810: </a> A present, bribe her priests וְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ (wə·ḵō·hă·ne·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest teach יוֹר֔וּ (yō·w·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach for a price, בִּמְחִ֣יר (bim·ḥîr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4242.htm">Strong's 4242: </a> Price, payment, wages and her prophets וּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָ (ū·nə·ḇî·’e·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet practice divination יִקְסֹ֑מוּ (yiq·sō·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7080.htm">Strong's 7080: </a> To distribute, determine by lot, magical scroll, to divine for money. בְּכֶ֣סֶף (bə·ḵe·sep̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money Yet they lean יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּ (yiš·šā·‘ê·nū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8172.htm">Strong's 8172: </a> To lean, support oneself upon וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Is not הֲל֤וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel among us? בְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ (bə·qir·bê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center No לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no disaster רָעָֽה׃ (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil can come תָב֥וֹא (ṯā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go upon us.? עָלֵ֖ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for bribes and her (Mc Mic. 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