Micah 3:11 meaning and explanation

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

Micah 3:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Micah is speaking in Jerusalem in the eighth century BC, and in this verse he names three groups who should have guided Israel rightly: rulers, priests and prophets. Each has turned a sacred duty into a paid service, judging for a bribe, teaching for a price and practicing divination for money.

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