Micah 1:1-6

New International Version

1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth^(A) during the reigns of Jotham,^(B) Ahaz^(C) and Hezekiah,^(D) kings of Judah^(E)—the vision^(F) he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

²Hear,^(G) you peoples, all of you,^(H)
listen, earth^(I) and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness^(J) against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.^(K)

Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem

³Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling^(L) place;
    he comes down^(M) and treads on the heights of the earth.^(N)
⁴The mountains melt^(O) beneath him^(P)
    and the valleys split apart,^(Q)
like wax before the fire,
    like water rushing down a slope.
⁵All this is because of Jacob’s transgression,
    because of the sins of the people of Israel.
What is Jacob’s transgression?
    Is it not Samaria?^(R)
What is Judah’s high place?
    Is it not Jerusalem?

⁶“Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble,
a place for planting vineyards.^(S)
I will pour her stones^(T) into the valley
and lay bare her foundations.^(U)

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Micah 1:9

New International Version

⁹For Samaria’s plague^(A) is incurable;^(B)
it has spread to Judah.^(C)
It has reached the very gate^(D) of my people,
even to Jerusalem itself.

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Micah 1:9 in all English translations

Micah 1:13

New International Version

¹³You who live in Lachish,^(A)
harness fast horses to the chariot.
You are where the sin of Daughter Zion^(B) began,
for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

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Micah 1:13 in all English translations

Micah 1:16

New International Version

¹⁶Shave^(A) your head in mourning
for the children in whom you delight;
make yourself as bald as the vulture,
for they will go from you into exile.^(B)