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Micah 1

1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

² Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

³ For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

⁴ And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.

⁵ For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?

⁶ Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.

⁷ And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.

⁸ Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

⁹ For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

¹⁰ Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

¹¹ Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.

¹² For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem.

¹³ O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

¹⁴ Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.

¹⁵ Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.

¹⁶ Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

Samaria and Israel to Be Punished

1 During the time that Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, the word of the Lord came to Micah. Micah was from Moresheth. He saw these visions about Samaria and Jerusalem.

² Listen, all you people!
Earth and everyone on it, ^{[ a ]} listen!
The Lord God will be a witness against you.
The Lord will come from his holy temple.
³ See, the Lord is leaving his place
to come down and walk on the high places ^{[ b ]} of the earth.
⁴ The mountains will melt under him
like wax in a fire.
The valleys will break apart
and slide like water rushing down a hill.
⁵ This will happen because of Jacob’s sin,
because of the sins of the nation ^{[ c ]} of Israel.

Samaria, the Cause of Sin

What caused Jacob to sin?
It was Samaria.
Where is the high place in Judah?
It is Jerusalem.
⁶ So I will change Samaria into a pile of rocks in the field,
a place ready for planting grapes.
I will push Samaria’s stones down into the valley,
leaving nothing but the foundations.
⁷ All her idols will be broken to pieces.
And the offerings to her idols will be burned.
I will destroy all her statues of false gods,
because she got them as pay for being a prostitute.
So those things will be taken away
to be used again for paying prostitutes.

Micah’s Great Sadness

⁸ I will be very sad about what will happen.
I will go without sandals and clothes.
I will cry like a dog. ^{[ d ]}
I will mourn like a bird. ^{[ e ]}
⁹ Samaria’s ^{[ f ]} wound cannot be healed.
Her disease has spread to Judah.
It has reached the city gate of my people;
it has spread all the way to Jerusalem.
¹⁰ Don’t tell it in Gath. ^{[ g ]}
Don’t cry in Acco. ^{[ h ]}
Roll yourself in the dust
at Beth Ophrah. ^{[ i ]}
¹¹ You people living in Shaphir, ^{[ j ]}
pass on your way, naked and ashamed.
The people living in Zaanan ^{[ k ]}
will not come out.
The people in Beth Ezel ^{[ l ]} will cry
and take their support from you.
¹² The people living in Maroth ^{[ m ]}
wait for something good to happen,
even though trouble has come down from the Lord
and has reached the city gate of Jerusalem.
¹³ You people living in Lachish, ^{[ n ]}
get the horses ready for your chariots.
You are guilty of the same sins Israel ^{[ o ]} committed,
and you brought those sins to Jerusalem. ^{[ p ]}
¹⁴ So you must give goodbye gifts
to Moresheth ^{[ q ]} in Gath.
The houses in Aczib ^{[ r ]} will trick
the kings of Israel.
¹⁵ You people who live in Mareshah, ^{[ s ]}
I will bring someone against you who will take the things you own.
The Glory of Israel
will come into Adullam. ^{[ t ]}
¹⁶ So cut off your hair, make yourself bald, ^{[ u ]}
because you will cry for the children you love.
Make yourself bald like an eagle ^{[ v ]} and show your sadness,
because your children will be taken away from you.

Footnotes

Micah 1:2 everyone on it Literally, “its fullness.”
Micah 1:3 high places Here, this might mean simply “hills,” or it might mean places of worship (see “ high place ” in the Word List).
Micah 1:5 nation Literally, “house.” This might mean the royal family of that country.
Micah 1:8 dog Literally, “jackal,” a kind of wild dog.
Micah 1:8 bird Literally, “ostrich,” a large bird.
Micah 1:9 Samaria The capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel.
Micah 1:10 Gath This is a wordplay. This name means “tell.”
Micah 1:10 Acco This name means “cry.”
Micah 1:10 Beth Ophrah This name means “house of dust.”
Micah 1:11 Shaphir This name means “beautiful.”
Micah 1:11 Zaanan This name means “come out.”
Micah 1:11 Beth Ezel This name means “house of support.”
Micah 1:12 Maroth This name means “bitter,” “angry,” or “sad.”
Micah 1:13 Lachish This name is like the Hebrew word meaning “horse.”
Micah 1:13 Israel Here, probably the northern kingdom of Israel centered in Samaria.
Micah 1:13 Jerusalem Literally, “Daughter Zion.” See “ Zion ” in the Word List.
Micah 1:14 Moresheth Micah’s hometown.
Micah 1:14 Aczib This name means “lie” or “trick.”
Micah 1:15 Mareshah The name means “a person who takes things.”
Micah 1:15 Adullam A cave that David hid in when he ran away from Saul. See 1 Sam. 22:1.
Micah 1:16 cut … bald This showed that a person made a special agreement with God or that a person was very sad.
Micah 1:16 eagle Or “vulture.” See “ vulture ” in the Word List.

1 The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

² Hear, ye peoples, all of you; hearken, O earth, and ^{[ a ]} all that therein is: and let the Lord Jehovah be witness ^{[ b ]} against you, the Lord from his holy temple. ³ For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. ⁴ And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place. ⁵ For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? ⁶ Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, and as places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will uncover the foundations thereof. ⁷ And all her graven images shall be beaten to pieces, and all her hires shall be burned with fire, and all her idols will I lay desolate; for of the hire of a harlot hath she gathered them, and unto the hire of a harlot shall they return.

⁸ For this will I lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches. ⁹ For her wounds are incurable; for it is come even unto Judah; it reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. ¹⁰ Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at ^{[ c ]} Beth-le-aphrah ^{[ d ]} have I rolled myself in the dust. ¹¹ Pass away, O ^{[ e ]} inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the ^{[ f ]} inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the ^{[ g ]} stay thereof. ¹² For the ^{[ h ]} inhabitant of Maroth ^{[ i ]} waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem. ¹³ Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O ^{[ j ]} inhabitant of Lachish: she was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. ¹⁴ Therefore shalt thou give a parting gift to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be ^{[ k ]} a deceitful thing unto the kings of Israel. ¹⁵ I will yet bring unto thee, O ^{[ l ]} inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam. ¹⁶ Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the children of thy delight: enlarge thy baldness as the ^{[ m ]} eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

Footnotes

Micah 1:2 Hebrew the fulness thereof .
Micah 1:2 Or, among
Micah 1:10 That is, A house of dust .
Micah 1:10 Another reading is, roll thyself
Micah 1:11 Hebrew inhabitress .
Micah 1:11 Hebrew inhabitress .
Micah 1:11 Or, standing-place
Micah 1:12 Hebrew inhabitress .
Micah 1:12 Or, is in travail for
Micah 1:13 Hebrew inhabitress .
Micah 1:14 Hebrew achzab .
Micah 1:15 Hebrew inhabitress .
Micah 1:16 Or, vulture

1 Yahweh’s ^{[ a ]} word that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

² Hear, you peoples, all of you.
Listen, O earth, and all that is therein:
and let the Lord ^{[ b ]} Yahweh be witness against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.
³ For, behold, ^{[ c ]} Yahweh comes out of his place,
and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
⁴ The mountains melt under him,
and the valleys split apart,
like wax before the fire,
like waters that are poured down a steep place.

⁵ “All this is for the disobedience of Jacob,
and for the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the disobedience of Jacob?
Isn’t it Samaria?
And what are the high places of Judah?
Aren’t they Jerusalem?
⁶ Therefore I will make Samaria like a rubble heap of the field,
like places for planting vineyards;
and I will pour down its stones into the valley,
and I will uncover its foundations.
⁷ All her idols will be beaten to pieces,
and all her temple gifts will be burned with fire,
and all her images I will destroy;
for of the hire of a prostitute has she gathered them,
and to the hire of a prostitute shall they return.”

⁸ For this I will lament and wail;
I will go stripped and naked;
I will howl like the jackals,
and moan like the daughters of owls.
⁹ For her wounds are incurable;
for it has come even to Judah.
It reaches to the gate of my people,
even to Jerusalem.
¹⁰ Don’t tell it in Gath.
Don’t weep at all.
At Beth Ophrah ^{[ d ]} I have rolled myself in the dust.
¹¹ Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame.
The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out.
The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.
¹² For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good,
because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
¹³ Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish.
She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion;
For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
¹⁴ Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath.
The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.
¹⁵ I will yet bring to you, inhabitant of Mareshah, him who will possess you.
He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
¹⁶ Shave your heads,
and cut off your hair for the children of your delight.
Enlarge your baldness like the vulture;
for they have gone into captivity from you!

Footnotes

1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.
1:2 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
1:3 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
1:10 Beth Ophrah means literally “House of Dust.”

1 A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Micah the Morashite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, that he hath seen concerning Samaria and Jerusalem:

² Hear, O peoples, all of them! Attend, O earth, and its fulness, And the Lord Jehovah is against you for a witness, The Lord from His holy temple.

³ For lo, Jehovah is going out from His place, And He hath come down, And hath trodden on high places of earth.

⁴ Melted have been the mountains under Him, And the valleys do rend themselves, As wax from the presence of fire, As waters cast down by a slope.

⁵ For the transgression of Jacob [is] all this, And for the sins of the house of Israel. What [is] the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what the high places of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

⁶ And I have set Samaria for a heap of the field, For plantations of a vineyard, And poured out into a valley her stones, And her foundations I uncover.

⁷ And all her graven images are beaten down, And all her gifts are burnt with fire, And all her idols I make a desolation, For, from the hire of a harlot she gathered, and unto the hire of a harlot they return.

⁸ For this I lament and howl, I go spoiled and naked, I make a lamentation like dragons, And a mourning like daughters of an ostrich.

⁹ For mortal [are] her wounds, For it hath come unto Judah, It hath come to a gate of My people -- to Jerusalem.

¹⁰ In Gath tell ye not -- in Acco weep not, In Beth-Aphrah, in dust roll thyself.

¹¹ Pass over for thee, O inhabitant of Shaphir, Naked one of shame. Not gone out hath the inhabitant of Zaanan, The lamentation of Beth-Ezel doth take from you its standing.

¹² For stayed for good hath the inhabitant of Maroth, For evil hath come down from Jehovah to the gate of Jerusalem.

¹³ Bind the chariot to a swift beast, O inhabitant of Lachish, The beginning of sin [is] she to the daughter of Zion, For in thee have been found the transgressions of Israel.

¹⁴ Therefore thou givest presents to Moresheth-Gath, The houses of Achzib become a lying thing to the kings of Israel.

¹⁵ Yet the possessor I do bring in to thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, To Adullam come in doth the honour of Israel.

¹⁶ Make bald and shave, for thy delightful sons, Enlarge thy baldness as an eagle, For they have removed from thee!

1 The word of the Lord that came to Micheas the Morasthite, in the days of Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias, kings of Juda: which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

² Hear, all ye people: and let the earth give ear, and all that is therein: and let the Lord God be a witness to you, the Lord from his holy temple.

³ For behold the Lord will come forth out of his place: and he will come down, and will tread upon the high places of the earth.

⁴ And the mountains shall be melted under him: and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as waters that run down a steep place.

⁵ For the wickedness of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the wickedness of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Juda? are they not Jerusalem?

⁶ And I will make Samaria as a heap of stones in the field when a vineyard is planted: and I will bring down the stones thereof into the valley, and will lay her foundations bare.

⁷ And all her graven things shall be cut in pieces, and all her wages shall be burnt with fire, and I will bring to destruction all her idols: for they were gathered together of the hire of a harlot, and unto the hire of a harlot they shall return.

⁸ Therefore will I lament and howl: I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and a mourning like the ostriches.

⁹ Because her wound is desperate, because it is come even to Juda, it hath touched the gate of my people even to Jerusalem.

¹⁰ Declare ye it not in Geth, weep ye not with tears: in the house of Dust sprinkle yourselves with dust.

¹¹ And pass away, O thou that dwellest in the Beautiful place, covered with thy shame: she went not forth that dwelleth in the confines: the House adjoining shall receive mourning from you, which stood by herself.

¹² For she is become weak unto good that dwelleth in bitterness: for evil is come down from the Lord into the gate of Jerusalem.

¹³ A tumult of chariots hath astonished the inhabitants of Lachis: it is the beginning of sin to the daughter of Sion, for in thee were found the crimes of Israel.

¹⁴ Therefore shall she send messengers to the inheritance of Geth: the houses of lying to deceive the kings of Israel.

¹⁵ Yet will I bring an heir to thee that dwellest in Maresa: even to Odollam shall the glory of Israel come.

¹⁶ Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee.

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