# Micah 03 đź“–
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## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### God Will Judge Judah’s Sinful Leaders
[[#Verse 01.]] I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the nation of Israel!
You ought to know what is just,
[[#Verse 02.]] yet you hate what is good
and love what is evil.
You flay my people’s skin
and rip the flesh from their bones.
[[#Verse 03.]] You devour my people’s flesh,
strip off their skin,
and crush their bones.
You chop them up like flesh in a pot—
like meat in a kettle.
[[#Verse 04.]] Someday these sinful leaders will cry to the Lord for help,
but he will not answer them.
He will hide his face from them at that time,
because they have done such wicked deeds.”
[[#Verse 05.]] This is what the Lord has said about the prophets who mislead my people, “If someone gives them enough to eat,
they offer an oracle of peace.
But if someone does not give them food,
they are ready to declare war on him.
[[#Verse 06.]]Â Therefore night will fall, and you will receive no visions;
it will grow dark, and you will no longer be able to read the omens.
The sun will set on these prophets,
and the daylight will turn to darkness over their heads.
[[#Verse 07.]] The prophets will be ashamed;
the omen readers will be humiliated.
All of them will cover their mouths,
for they will receive no divine oracles.”
[[#Verse 08.]] But I am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives
and have a strong commitment to justice.
This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion
and Israel with its sin.
[[#Verse 09.]] Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob,
you rulers of the nation of Israel!
You hate justice
and pervert all that is right.
[[#Verse 10.]] You build Zion through bloody crimes,
Jerusalem through unjust violence.
[[#Verse 11.]] 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!”
[[#Verse 12.]] Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!
## ==đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary==
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## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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#### Today, I can apply this chapter by:
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- "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation."
- "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular."
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- What do we learn about God here?
- What do we learn about people?
- Are there promises, commands, or warnings?
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## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
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- John 1:1 and Genesis 1
- Romans 5 and Genesis 3
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## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
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