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evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.
asketh = asketh [for a reward]. Reference to Pentateuch (Deu_16:19). App-92. Compare Mic_3:11. Hos_4:18.
the judge asketh = the judge [judgeth], &c. Figure of speech complex Ellipsis. Compare Mic_3:11. Isa_1:23.
reward = bribe.
his mischievous desire = the mischief of his soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. Compare Mic_3:9-11.
they: i.e. the prince and the judge.
wrap it up = weave it together. Occurs only here.
it. Hebrew suffix is feminine, so we must supply a feminine noun: e.g. zimmah = wicked purpose, or mischievous device. Isa_32:7.