Berean Standard Bible

“Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?”

Micah 3:1

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Micah now speaks in his own voice, calling on the heads and rulers of Jacob and Israel to listen. He asks them a pointed question: are they not the very ones who ought to know what justice is?

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Micah 3:8As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
Jeremiah 26:18“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?

World English Bible (WEB)

I said, “Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn’t it for you to know justice?

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y DIJE: Oid ahora, príncipes de Jacob, y cabezas de la casa de Israel: ¿No pertenecía á vosotros saber el derecho?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Oigan ustedes, jefes de Israel! Escuchen ustedes que gobiernan al pueblo de Jacob: ¿Acaso no es deber de ustedes saber lo que es la justicia?

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