Mikha 3:11

3:11 Her ¹  leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, ² 

her priests proclaim rulings for profit,

and her prophets read omens for pay.

Yet they claim to trust ³  the Lord and say,

“The Lord is among us. ⁴ 

Disaster will not overtake ⁵  us!”

Mikha 6:12

6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; ⁶ 

her inhabitants lie, ⁷ 

their tongues speak deceptive words. ⁸ 

[3:11]  ¹ sn The pronoun Her refers to Jerusalem (note the previous line).

[3:11]  ² tn Heb “judge for a bribe.”

[3:11]  ³ tn Heb “they lean upon” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV); NAB “rely on.”

[3:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “Is not the Lord in our midst?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course he is!”

[3:11]  ⁵ tn Or “come upon” (so many English versions); NCV “happen to us”; CEV “come to us.”

[6:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “because her rich are full of violence.”

[6:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “speak lies.”

[6:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”