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Polyglot Bible: Micah: Micah 3

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This is a scholarly presentation of Micah chapter 3 (verses 1–12) in parallel Bible translations — a biblical text belonging to the prophetic tradition of ancient Hebrew scripture. The document displays four columns side by side: the King James Version (with Strong's concordance numbers), the Septuagint (Greek), the Tanakh (Hebrew Masoretic text), and the Vulgate (Latin), enabling comparative textual study. The content is a prophetic oracle in which the prophet Micah condemns Israel's leaders, judges, priests, and prophets for corruption: rulers oppress the people with brutal imagery of flaying and butchering flesh, judges take bribes, priests teach for pay, and prophets divine for money — yet all presume God's protection. The prophet contrasts these corrupt figures with himself, claiming to be filled with the Spirit of the LORD and empowered to declare Israel's sin truthfully. The passage concludes with a striking threat: because of this corruption, Zion will be plowed like a field and Jerusalem reduced to rubble — a prophecy later cited in Jeremiah 26 as precedent for prophetic immunity. The parallel-column format suggests this is an academic or devotional resource aimed at readers doing textual criticism or translation comparison rather than casual reading.