Those Who Hate Good & Love What is Evil |
Micah 3:1-12 The Book of Micah [in Smaller Chunks] |
And I said, I pray [that] you hear, O you heads, [a.k.a. leaders,] of Jacob, & you princes of the house of Israel. Isn't it for you to know [justice?] [Those,] who hate the good, & love [what is:] evil. Who [peel] their skin from off them, & their flesh from their bones. |
Who also eat the flesh of My people, & [fillet] their skin from off them. And they break their bones & chop them [into] pieces, [like] for the pot [for cooking] & [like meat] within the caldron. |
[Psalm 14:3-4 They [have] all gone [astray.] They [have] all together become filthy. There [are] none, [who do] good, no, not one. Have all the workers of [sin] no knowledge? [Those] who eat up My people, [like] they eat bread, & [don't] call upon the Lord.] |
Then, they shall cry [out] to the Lord, but He won't hear them. At that time, He will even hide His face from them, [since] they have behaved badly in all their [actions.] The Lord says [this about] the prophets, [who] make My people, [go astray.] |
And [who] bite with their teeth & cry [out,] Peace; & [God hasn't put] [it] into their mouths. They even prepare war against Him. [Jeremiah 23:31-32 The Lord says, [Look,] I Am against the prophets [who] use their [mouth]s & say, [God] says. |
The Lord says, [See,] I am against [those, who] prophesy false dreams & tell them, & cause My people to [go astray] by their lies. And by their [indifference] & [still] I [didn't send] them, nor [had I] commanded them. Therefore, they shall not [benefit] this people, at all, says the Lord.] |
Therefore, you shall not have a night vision, & it shall be dark to you, [so] that you shall not divine. And the sun shall go down over the prophets, & the day shall be dark [for] them. Then, shall the seers be ashamed, & the diviners [confused.] |
[1 Samuel 9:9 ([Before that time,] in Israel, when a man went to [inquire from] God, he [spoke this;] Come, & let's go to the Seer. For he, [who] is now called a Prophet, was called a Seer, [before this time.)] |
[Yes,] they shall all cover their lips; for there [are] no [answers from] God. For truly, I Am full of: power; judgment & might, [a.k.a. strength, through] the Spirit of the Lord, to declare to Jacob, his transgression, & to Israel his [sins.] [Jeremiah 11:11-13 Therefore, the Lord says [this; Look,] I will bring [calamity] upon them, that they shall not be able to escape. |
And [although] they shall cry [out] to Me, I won't [listen] to them. Then the cities of Judah & the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall go & cry [out] to the gods, to whom they offer incense. |
But they shall not save them in all their time of trouble. For O Judah, your gods were according to the number of your cities. And you have [put] up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal, according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem.] |
I pray [that] you hear this, you [leaders,] of the house of Jacob, & princes of the house of Israel, [who loathe justice,] & [divert] all equity. [Proverbs 4:18-19 But the path of the just, is [like] a shining light, that shines more & more [until] the perfect day. The way of the wicked is [like] darkness. They [don't] know at what they [might] stumble.] |
They build up Zion with [bloodshed,] & Jerusalem with [sin.] [Ezekiel 22:1-4 [Additionally,] the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Now, will you son of man, judge the bloody city? [Yes,] you shall [declare] [to] her all her abominations. |
The Lord God says, Then, you shall say [this,] The city sheds blood in [its] midst, [so] that [its] time may come, & makes idols against [her own best interests,] to defile herself. You [have] become guilty [by] your blood that you [have] shed. |
And have defiled yourself [with] your idols, [that] you have made. And you have caused [the end of] your days to draw near. And [you have] even come to [the end of] your years. Therefore, I have made you a [disgrace] to the heathen, & [mocked by] all countries.] |
The [leaders of it] judge for reward, [a.k.a. bribes,] & [its] priests teach for [pay], the prophets [of it] divine for money. [Still,] they will [rely] upon the Lord, & say, Isn't the Lord among us? [No] evil shall come upon us. |
[Jeremiah 32:33-35 And they have turned [their] back to Me, & not [their] face, [although] I taught them, rising up early [to warn,] & teaching them. [Still] they haven't [paid attention] to receive instruction. But they [put] their abominations in the house, which is called by My Name, to defile it. |
And they built the high places of Baal, [that] are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons & daughters to pass through the fire, to Molech; [that] I [hadn't] commanded them, & neither did it come into My mind, that they [would] do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.] |
Therefore, Zion shall be plowed [like] a field, for your sake. And Jerusalem shall become [ruinous] heaps & the mountain of the [Lord's] house [like] their high places of the forest. [2 Kings 17:9-12 And the children [people] of Israel secretly did those things that weren't right against the Lord their God. |
And they built [themselves] high places in all their cities, from the Tower of the Watchmen, [a.k.a. The Watchman's Tower,] [all the way] to the fenced city, [a.k.a. fortified] city. And they [put] up images [for themselves] & groves in every high hill, & under every green tree. |
And they burnt incense there, in all the high places, [like] the heathen did, whom the Lord carried away before them. And [did] wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger. For they served idols, [of which] the Lord had said to them, You shall not do this thing.] |