Micah 1
New American Standard Bible
Destruction in Israel and Judah
1 The (A)word of the Lord which came to (B)Micah of Moresheth in the days of (C)Jotham, (D)Ahaz, and (E)Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and which he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem.
2 Hear, you peoples, all of [a]you;
(F)Listen carefully, earth and [b]all it contains,
And may the Lord [c]God be a (G)witness against you,
The Lord from His holy temple.
3 For behold, the Lord is (H)coming forth from His place.
He will come down and (I)tread on the high places of the [d]earth.
4 (J)The 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 due to the [e]wrongdoing of Jacob
And the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the [f](K)wrongdoing of Jacob?
Is it not (L)Samaria?
What is the (M)high [g]place of Judah?
Is it not Jerusalem?
6 For I will make Samaria a (N)heap of ruins [h]in the open country,
(O)Planting places for a vineyard.
I will (P)hurl her stones down into the valley,
And (Q)lay bare her foundations.
7 All of her (R)idols will be crushed,
All of her earnings will be burned with fire,
And all of her images I will make desolate;
For she collected them from a (S)prostitute’s earnings,
And to the earnings of a prostitute they will return.
8 Because of this I must mourn and wail,
I must go (T)barefoot and naked;
I must do mourning like the (U)jackals,
And a mourning like the ostriches.
9 For her (V)wound is incurable,
For (W)it has come to Judah;
It has reached the (X)gate of my people,
Even to Jerusalem.
10 (Y)Do not tell it in Gath,
Do not weep at all.
At [i]Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust in mourning.
11 [j]Go on your way, inhabitant of [k]Shaphir, in (Z)shameful nakedness.
The inhabitant of [l](AA)Zaanan does not [m]escape.
The mourning of [n]Beth-ezel: “He will take from you its [o]support.”
12 For the inhabitant of [p]Maroth
[q](AB)Waits for something good,
Because a disaster has come down from the Lord
To the (AC)gate of Jerusalem.
13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses,
You inhabitant of (AD)Lachish—
She was the beginning of sin
To the daughter of Zion—
Because in you were found
The (AE)rebellious acts of Israel.
14 Therefore you will give parting (AF)gifts
In behalf of Moresheth-gath;
The houses of (AG)Achzib will become a [r](AH)deception
To the kings of Israel.
15 Moreover, I will bring on you
The one who takes possession,
You inhabitant of [s](AI)Mareshah.
The glory of Israel will enter (AJ)Adullam.
16 Shave yourself (AK)bald, yes, cut off your hair,
Because of the children of your delight;
Extend your baldness like the eagle,
For they will (AL)go from you into exile.
Footnotes
- Micah 1:2 Lit them
- Micah 1:2 Lit its fullness
- Micah 1:2 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Micah 1:3 Or land
- Micah 1:5 Or rebellion
- Micah 1:5 Or rebellion
- Micah 1:5 Lit places
- Micah 1:6 Lit of the field
- Micah 1:10 I.e., house of dust
- Micah 1:11 I.e., Go into captivity
- Micah 1:11 I.e., pleasantness
- Micah 1:11 I.e., going out
- Micah 1:11 Lit go out
- Micah 1:11 I.e., the house beside
- Micah 1:11 Lit standing place
- Micah 1:12 I.e., bitterness
- Micah 1:12 Or possibly has been in agony for
- Micah 1:14 Heb achzab, wordplay on Achzib
- Micah 1:15 I.e., possession
Micah 1
Revised Geneva Translation
1 The Word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
2 Hear, all you people! Listen, 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 comes out of His place and will come down and tread upon the high places of the Earth.
4 And the mountains shall melt under Him. So shall the valleys cling as wax before the fire, as the waters that are poured downward.
5 This is all because of the wickedness of Jacob, 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 Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?
6 “Therefore, I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, for the planting of a vineyard. And I will make its stones tumble down into the valley. And I will uncover its foundations.
7 “And all its graven images shall be broken. And all its gifts shall be burnt with the fire. And I will destroy all its idols. For she gathered it from the hire of a harlot. And they shall return to the wages of a harlot.”
8 Therefore I will mourn and howl! I will go without clothes, naked. I will make lamentation like the dragons, and mourning as the ostriches.
9 For her plagues are grievous. For it has come into Judah, has come to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.
10 Do not declare it at Gath, or weep. Roll yourself in the dust for the House of Aphrah.
11 You who dwell at Shaphir go together, naked with shame. She who dwells at Zaanan shall not come forth in the mourning of Beth Ezel. Your standing shall be taken from you.
12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited for good, but evil came from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 O you inhabitant of Lachish! Bind the chariot to the beasts of price. She is the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion. For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
14 Therefore, you shall give presents to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib shall be as a lie to the kings of Israel.
15 Yet I will bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah. He, the glory of Israel, shall come to Adullam.
16 Make yourself bald and shave yourself for your delicate children. Enlarge your baldness as the eagle; for they have gone into captivity from you.
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