Mic 3:11 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ The pronoun Her refers to Jerusalem (note the previous line).} leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, ^{▼▼ Heb “judge for a bribe.”}
her priests proclaim rulings for profit,
and her prophets read omens for pay.
Yet they claim to trust ^{▼▼ Heb “they lean upon” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV); NAB “rely on.”} the Lord and say,
“The Lord is among us. ^{▼▼ Heb “Is not the Lord in our midst?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course he is!”}
Disaster will not overtake ^{▼▼ Or “come upon” (so many English versions); NCV “happen to us”; CEV “come to us.”} us!”