MICAH
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Destruction in Israel and Judah
1 The A2 Pet 1:21word of the Loʀᴅ which came to BJer 26:18Micah of Moresheth in the days of C2 Kin 15:5, 32-38; 2 Chr 27:1-9; Is 1:1; Hos 1:1Jotham, D2 Kin 16:1-20; 2 Chr 28:1-27; Is 7:1-12Ahaz and E2 Kin 18:1-20; 2 Chr 29:1-31Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
2 Hear, O peoples, all of 1Lit themyou;
AJer 6:19; 22:29Listen, O earth and 2Lit its fullnessall it contains,
And let the Lord 3Heb YHWH, usually rendered LoʀᴅGoᴅ be a BIs 50:7witness against you,
The Lord from His holy temple.
3 For behold, the Loʀᴅ is AIs 26:21coming forth from His place.
He will come down and BAmos 4:13tread on the high places of the 1Or landearth.
4 APs 97:5; Is 64:1, 2; Nah 1:5The mountains will melt under Him
And the valleys will be split,
Like wax before the fire,
Like water poured down a steep place.
5 All this is for the rebellion of Jacob
And for the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the AJer 2:19rebellion of Jacob?
Is it not BIs 7:9; Amos 8:14Samaria?
What is the C2 Chr 34:3, 4high 1Lit placesplace of Judah?
Is it not Jerusalem?
6 For I will make Samaria a A2 Kin 19:25; Mic 3:12heap of ruins 1Lit of the fieldin the open country,
BJer 31:5; Amos 5:11Planting places for a vineyard.
I will CLam 4:1pour her stones down into the valley
And will DEzek 13:14lay bare her foundations.
7 All of her ADeut 9:21; 2 Chr 34:7idols will be smashed,
All of her earnings will be burned with fire
And all of her images I will make desolate,
For she collected them from a BDeut 23:18; Is 23:17harlot’s earnings,
And to the earnings of a harlot they will return.
8 Because of this I must lament and wail,
I must go AIs 32:11barefoot and naked;
I must make a lament like the BIs 13:21, 22jackals
And a mourning like the ostriches.
For B2 Kin 18:13; Is 8:7, 8it has come to Judah;
It has reached the CMic 1:12gate of my people,
Even to Jerusalem.
10 A2 Sam 1:20Tell it not in Gath,
Weep not at all.
At 1I.e. house of dustBeth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust.
11 1I.e. Go into captivityGo on your way, inhabitant of 2I.e. pleasantnessShaphir, in AEzek 23:29shameful nakedness.
The lamentation of 5I.e. house of removalBeth-ezel: “He will take from you its 6Lit standing placesupport.”
12 For the inhabitant of 1I.e. bitternessMaroth
Becomes weak AIs 59:9-11; Jer 14:19waiting for good,
Because a calamity has come down from the Loʀᴅ
To the BMic 1:9gate of Jerusalem.
13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses,
O inhabitant of AJosh 10:3; 2 Kin 14:19; Is 36:2Lachish—
She was the beginning of sin
To the daughter of Zion—
Because in you were found
The BMic 1:5rebellious acts of Israel.
14 Therefore you will give parting A2 Kin 16:8gifts
On behalf of Moresheth-gath;
To the kings of Israel.
15 Moreover, I will bring on you
The one who takes possession,
O inhabitant of 1I.e. possessionAJosh 15:44Mareshah.
The glory of Israel will enter BJosh 12:15; 15:35; 2 Sam 23:13Adullam.
16 Make yourself AIs 22:12bald and cut off your hair,
Because of the children of your delight;
Extend your baldness like the eagle,
For they will B2 Kin 17:6; Amos 7:11, 17go from you into exile.
C1:1 2 Kin 15:5, 32-38; 2 Chr 27:1-9; Is 1:1; Hos 1:1
D1:1 2 Kin 16:1-20; 2 Chr 28:1-27; Is 7:1-12
E1:1 2 Kin 18:1-20; 2 Chr 29:1-31
11:2 Lit them
21:2 Lit its fullness
31:2 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Loʀᴅ
11:3 Or land
A1:4 Ps 97:5; Is 64:1, 2; Nah 1:5
C1:5 2 Chr 34:3, 4
11:5 Lit places
11:6 Lit of the field
11:9 Lit wounds
A1:9 Is 3:26; Jer 30:12, 15
B1:9 2 Kin 18:13; Is 8:7, 8
11:10 I.e. house of dust
11:11 I.e. Go into captivity
21:11 I.e. pleasantness
31:11 I.e. going out
41:11 Lit go out
51:11 I.e. house of removal
61:11 Lit standing place
11:12 I.e. bitterness
A1:13 Josh 10:3; 2 Kin 14:19; Is 36:2
11:15 I.e. possession
B1:15 Josh 12:15; 15:35; 2 Sam 23:13
B1:16 2 Kin 17:6; Amos 7:11, 17