Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests instruct for a price
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“ Is not the Lord in our midst?
Calamity will not come upon us.” Micah 3:11
11 “Can I justify wicked scales
And a bag of deceptive weights?
12 “For the rich men of the city are full of violence,
Her residents speak lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. Micah 6:10-12.
The Lord says, "You have abused your position of power. You have abused your foreign workers and deprived them of their wages. Because you have done this, you have dishonored me."
The Lord says, "Your leaders have been corrupt and deceitful in your dealings. I will cleanse your house and sanctify it from the top to the bottom. Nothing that is hidden that will not be exposed! I will protect my people, those that I have called."
The Lord says, "Your spiritual leaders and prophets have been faithful and ministering with love and compassion. Because of you, I have not taken away your portion. You are not lured by the riches and the lust of the world and have remained true to my name. Yet there is some of you who have substituted my kingdom and my ways with your own. Your eyes have shifted from the teaching of my laws to the pride of the world. You have exchanged my glory for blessings! You have given impenitent men an excuse for evil. My patience and my grace will not permit deceit to thrive in my temple."
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