Micah

Micah 3:11

¹¹Her leaders judge for a bribe,

her priests teach for a price,

and her prophets practice divination for money.

Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying,

“Is not the LORD among us?

No disaster can come upon us.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her leaders	רָאשֶׁ֣יהָ׀	rā·še·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7218 head
judge	יִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּ	yiš·pō·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
for a bribe	בְּשֹׁ֣חַד	bə·šō·ḥaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present
her priests	וְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙	wə·ḵō·hă·ne·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3548 priest
teach	יוֹר֔וּ	yō·w·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3384 throw, shoot
for a price	בִּמְחִ֣יר	bim·ḥîr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4242 price, hire
and her prophets	וּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָ	ū·nə·ḇî·’e·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
practice divination	יִקְסֹ֑מוּ	yiq·sō·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7080 practise divination
for money	בְּכֶ֣סֶף	bə·ḵe·sep̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
Yet they lean	יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּ	yiš·šā·‘ê·nū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8172 lean, support oneself
upon	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Is not	הֲל֤וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
among us	בְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ	bə·qir·bê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H7130 inward part, midst
No	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
disaster	רָעָֽה׃	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
can come	תָב֥וֹא	ṯā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon us	עָלֵ֖ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 6:13 · Isaiah 1:23 · Micah 3:5 · Jeremiah 7:4 · Acts 8:18–20 · Titus 1:11 · 1 Peter 5:2 · Isaiah 48:2 · Micah 7:3 · 1 Samuel 12:3–4 · Numbers 16:15 · Jeremiah 8:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.