Mikha 3:11
Konteks3:11 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 6:5
Konteks6:5 My people, recall how King Balak of Moab planned to harm you, 6
how Balaam son of Beor responded to him.
Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal,
so you might acknowledge that the Lord has treated you fairly.” 7
[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
[3:11] 5 tn Or “come upon” (so many English versions); NCV “happen to us”; CEV “come to us.”
[6:5] 6 tn Heb “remember what Balak…planned.”
[6:5] 7 tn Heb “From Shittim to Gilgal, in order to know the just acts of the