31 Then I said, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice,
31 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
31 And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?--
31 Then I said: "Listen, leaders of Jacob, leaders of Israel: Don't you know anything of justice?
31 And I said: "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?
31 I said, "Listen, you leaders of Israel! You are supposed to know right from wrong,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Micah 3:1
Commentary on Micah 3:1-8
(Read Micah 3:1-8)
Men cannot expect to do ill, and fare well; but to find that done to them which they did to others. How seldom do wholesome truths reach the ears of those in high stations or in authority! Those who deceive others are preparing confusion for their own faces. The prophet had ardent love to God and to the souls of men; deep concern for his glory and their salvation, and zeal against sin. The difficulties he met with did not drive him from his work. He had this strength; not from and of himself, but he was full of power by the Spirit of the Lord. Those who act honestly, may act boldly. And those who come to hear the word of God, must be willing to be told of their faults, must take it kindly, and be thankful.