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Micah 5:2-6:16
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Micah 5:2-6:16
New International Version
2 “But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
from ancient times.”(E)
3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned(F)
until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
to join the Israelites.
4 He will stand and shepherd his flock(G)
in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness(H)
will reach to the ends of the earth.
5 And he will be our peace(I)
when the Assyrians invade(J) our land
and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
even eight commanders,(K)
6 who will rule[b] the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod(L) with drawn sword.[c](M)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
when they invade our land
and march across our borders.(N)
7 The remnant(O) of Jacob will be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew(P) from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,(Q)
which do not wait for anyone
or depend on man.
8 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(R)
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(S) as it goes,
and no one can rescue.(T)
9 Your hand will be lifted up(U) in triumph over your enemies,
and all your foes will be destroyed.
10 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
“I will destroy your horses from among you
and demolish your chariots.(V)
11 I will destroy the cities(W) of your land
and tear down all your strongholds.(X)
12 I will destroy your witchcraft
and you will no longer cast spells.(Y)
13 I will destroy your idols(Z)
and your sacred stones from among you;(AA)
you will no longer bow down
to the work of your hands.(AB)
14 I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles[d](AC)
when I demolish your cities.
15 I will take vengeance(AD) in anger and wrath
on the nations that have not obeyed me.”
The Lord’s Case Against Israel
6 Listen to what the Lord says:
“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;(AE)
let the hills hear what you have to say.
2 “Hear,(AF) you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;(AG)
listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case(AH) against his people;
he is lodging a charge(AI) against Israel.
3 “My people, what have I done to you?
How have I burdened(AJ) you?(AK) Answer me.
4 I brought you up out of Egypt(AL)
and redeemed you from the land of slavery.(AM)
I sent Moses(AN) to lead you,
also Aaron(AO) and Miriam.(AP)
5 My people, remember
what Balak(AQ) king of Moab plotted
and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(AR) to Gilgal,(AS)
that you may know the righteous acts(AT) of the Lord.”
6 With what shall I come before(AU) the Lord
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?(AV)
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(AW)
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(AX)
Shall I offer my firstborn(AY) for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(AZ)
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(BA) and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[e](BB) with your God.(BC)
Israel’s Guilt and Punishment
9 Listen! The Lord is calling to the city—
and to fear your name is wisdom—
“Heed the rod(BD) and the One who appointed it.[f]
10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,
and the short ephah,[g] which is accursed?(BE)
11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,(BF)
with a bag of false weights?(BG)
12 Your rich people are violent;(BH)
your inhabitants are liars(BI)
and their tongues speak deceitfully.(BJ)
13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy(BK) you,
to ruin[h] you because of your sins.
14 You will eat but not be satisfied;(BL)
your stomach will still be empty.[i]
You will store up but save nothing,(BM)
because what you save[j] I will give to the sword.
15 You will plant but not harvest;(BN)
you will press olives but not use the oil,
you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.(BO)
16 You have observed the statutes of Omri(BP)
and all the practices of Ahab’s(BQ) house;
you have followed their traditions.(BR)
Therefore I will give you over to ruin(BS)
and your people to derision;
you will bear the scorn(BT) of the nations.[k]”
Footnotes
- Micah 5:2 Or rulers
- Micah 5:6 Or crush
- Micah 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates
- Micah 5:14 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
- Micah 6:8 Or prudently
- Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
- Micah 6:10 An ephah was a dry measure.
- Micah 6:13 Or Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you; / I will ruin
- Micah 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Micah 6:14 Or You will press toward birth but not give birth, / and what you bring to birth
- Micah 6:16 Septuagint; Hebrew scorn due my people
Micah 5:2-6:16
King James Version
Micah 5:2-6:16
King James Version
2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
5 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
6 Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
2 Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
9 The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
Revelation 18:11-24
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Revelation 18:11-24
New International Version
11 “The merchants(A) of the earth will weep and mourn(B) over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore(C)— 12 cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble;(D) 13 cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.(E)
14 “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’ 15 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her(F) will stand far off,(G) terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn(H) 16 and cry out:
“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(I)
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!(J)
17 In one hour(K) such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’(L)
“Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea,(M) will stand far off.(N) 18 When they see the smoke of her burning,(O) they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city(P)?’(Q) 19 They will throw dust on their heads,(R) and with weeping and mourning(S) cry out:
“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(T)
where all who had ships on the sea
became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’(U)
20 “Rejoice over her, you heavens!(V)
Rejoice, you people of God!
Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
with the judgment she imposed on you.”(W)
The Finality of Babylon’s Doom
21 Then a mighty angel(X) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(Y) and said:
“With such violence
the great city(Z) of Babylon will be thrown down,
never to be found again.
22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
will never be heard in you again.(AA)
No worker of any trade
will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
will never be heard in you again.(AB)
23 The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
will never be heard in you again.(AC)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.(AD)
By your magic spell(AE) all the nations were led astray.
24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,(AF)
of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”(AG)
Revelation 18:11-24
King James Version
Revelation 18:11-24
King James Version
11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
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