“Their hands are skilled
To do evil.
The official
Asks for a bribe.
The judge
Asks for a bribe.
The powerful
Dictate
What they desire.
Thus,
They pervert justice.
The best of them is
Like a brier.
The most upright
Of them is
Like a thorn hedge.
The day of their sentinels,
Of their punishment,
Has come.
Now their confusion
Is at hand.”
Micah thought that everyone was evil. The officialsand judges did things only if they got bribes. The powerful people did whatever they wanted to do, since they all perverted justice. The best and most upright of them were like a briar patch or a thorn hedge. The day of punishment was announced. Thus, they were in a state of confusion.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 