Míjiāshū 3:5-8

5 Lún dào shǐ wǒ mín zǒu chāi lù de xiānzhī , tāmen yá chǐ yǒu suǒ jiaó de , tāmen jiù hūhǎn shuō , píngān le . fán bú gōngjǐ tāmen chī de , tāmen jiù yùbeì gōngjī tā ( yùbeì gōngjī tā huò zuò shuō bì zāoyù dāobīng ) Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō ,

6 Nǐmen bì zāoyù hēi yè , yǐzhì bù jiān yìxiàng . yòu bì zāoyù yōuàn , yǐzhì bùnéng zhān bo . rìtou bì xiàng nǐmen chén luō , báizhòu biàn wèi hēiàn .

7 Xiān jiàn bì bào kuì , zhān bo de bì méng xiū , dōu bì wú zhe zuǐchún , yīnwei shén bù yīngyún tāmen .

8 Zhìyú wǒ , wǒ jiè Yēhéhuá de líng , mǎn yǒulì liáng gōngping cáinéng , kĕyǐ xiàng Yǎgè shuō míng tāde guō fàn , xiàng Yǐsèliè zhǐ chū tāde zuìè .

Míjiāshū 3:5-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 3

In this chapter the prophet reproves and threatens both princes and prophets, first separately, and then conjunctly; first the heads and princes of the people, civil magistrates, for their ignorance of justice, and hatred of good, and love of evil, and for their oppression and cruelty; and they are threatened with distress when they should cry unto the Lord, and should not be heard by him, Mic 3:1-4; next the prophets are taken to task, for their voraciousness, avarice, and false prophesying; and are threatened with darkness, with want of vision, and of an answer from the Lord, and with shame and confusion, Mic 3:5-7; and the prophet being full of the Spirit and power of God, to declare the sins and transgressions of Jacob and Israel, Mic 3:8, very freely declaims against princes, priests, and prophets, all together; who, though guilty of very notorious crimes, yet were in great security, and promised themselves impunity, Mic 3:9-11; wherefore the city and temple of Jerusalem are threatened with an utter desolation, Mic 3:12.