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Micah 3:11
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11 Her[a] leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases,[b]
her priests proclaim rulings for profit,
and her prophets read omens for pay.
Yet they claim to trust[c] the Lord and say,
“The Lord is among us.[d]
Disaster will not overtake[e] us!”

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  1. Micah 3:11 sn The pronoun Her refers to Jerusalem (note the previous line).
  2. Micah 3:11 tn Heb “judge for a bribe.”
  3. Micah 3:11 tn Heb “they lean upon” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV); NAB “rely on.”
  4. Micah 3:11 tn Heb “Is not the Lord in our midst?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course he is!”
  5. Micah 3:11 tn Or “come upon” (so many English versions); NCV “happen to us”; CEV “come to us.”
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Micah 3:11
New International Version

11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(A)
    her priests teach for a price,(B)
    and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(C)
Yet they look(D) for the Lord’s support and say,
    “Is not the Lord among us?
    No disaster will come upon us.”(E)

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