Micah 3:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
עוֹר
skin/ their
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עוֹר
Skin. Or. God made garments of skin for Adam and Eve. The first sacrifice to cover human shame. A picture of the cross where Jesus covers our sin completely.
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רַע
evil
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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עֶצֶם
bones/ their
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עֶצֶם
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
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גָּזַל
tearers away of
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גָּזַל
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
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שָׂנֵא
haters of
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שָׂנֵא
to hate (personally)
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