Mic 3:11 | NET2full | STEP | 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!”

‏ Micah 3:11

11 Her ^{▼▼sn The pronoun Her refers to Jerusalem (note the previous line).} leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, ^{▼▼tn Heb “judge for a bribe.”}
her priests proclaim rulings for profit,
and her prophets read omens for pay.
Yet they claim to trust ^{▼▼tn Heb “they lean upon” (so KJV, NIV84, NRSV); NAB “rely on”; NIV11 “look for support.”} the Lord and say,
“The Lord is among us. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Is not the Lord in our midst?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course he is!”}
Disaster will not overtake ^{▼▼tn Or “come upon” (so many English versions); NCV “happen to us”; CEV “come to us.”} us!”