and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood(A) in her midst and defiles herself by making idols,

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Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.

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Then say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The city sheds (A)blood in her own midst, that her time may come; and she makes idols within herself to defile herself.

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You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that (A)her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself!

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You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.(A)

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Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

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(A)You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.”

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(A)You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain.

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25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you eat(A) meat with the blood(B) still in it and look to your idols and shed blood, should you then possess the land?(C)

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25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

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25 “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (A)“You eat meat with blood, you (B)lift up your eyes toward your idols, and (C)shed blood. Should you then possess the (D)land?

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25 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: (A)You eat flesh with the blood and (B)lift up your eyes to your idols and (C)shed blood; shall you then possess the land?

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“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?(A) You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.(B)

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Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

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“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: (A)“Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? (B)You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you (C)slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.

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(A)“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: (B)Ah, shepherds of Israel (C)who have been feeding yourselves! (D)Should not shepherds feed the sheep? (E)You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, (F)you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep.

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    you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
    and the flesh from their bones;(A)

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Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

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You who hate good and love evil;
Who strip the skin from [a]My people,
And the flesh from their bones;

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 3:2 Lit. them

    you (A)who hate the good and love the evil,
(B)who tear the skin from off my people[a]
    and their flesh from off their bones,

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 3:2 Hebrew from off them

10 who build(A) Zion with bloodshed,(B)
    and Jerusalem with wickedness.(C)

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10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

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10 (A)Who build up Zion with (B)bloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:

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10 (A)who build Zion with blood
    and Jerusalem with iniquity.

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