Catholic Public Domain Version
"you who hold hatred for good, and love evil, who violently steal their skins from over them and their flesh from over their bones? "
— Micah 3:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;”
“ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; ”
“You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;”
“yet you hate what is good, and love what is evil. You flay my people’s skin and rip the flesh from their bones.”
“You that hate good, and love evil: that violently pluck off their skins from them and their flesh from their bones?”
“You who are haters of good and lovers of evil, pulling off their skin from them and their flesh from their bones;”
“Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;”
And I said: Listen, leaders of Jacob and chiefs of the house of Israel. Does it not belong to you to know judgment,
you who hold hatred for good, and love evil, who violently steal their skins from over them and their flesh from over their bones?
They have devoured the flesh of my people, and have stripped their skin from over them, and they have shattered and chopped their bones, as if for the kettle, and like flesh in the middle of the pot.
Then they will cry out to the Lord, and he will not heed them. And he will hide his face from them in that time, just as they have acted wickedly with their inventions.
Thus says the Lord about the prophets who seduce my people: They bite with their teeth and preach peace, and if anyone does not give something to their mouth, they sanctify a battle against him.