Micah 1:2-7
Christian Standard Bible
Coming Judgment on Israel
2 Listen, all you peoples;(A)
pay attention, earth[a] and everyone in it!(B)
The Lord God will be a witness against you,(C)
the Lord, from his holy temple.(D)
3 Look, the Lord is leaving his place(E)
and coming down to trample
the heights[b] of the earth.(F)
4 The mountains will melt beneath him,
and the valleys will split apart,
like wax near a fire,(G)
like water cascading down a mountainside.
5 All this will happen because of Jacob’s rebellion
and the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the rebellion of Jacob?
Isn’t it Samaria?(H)
And what is the high place of Judah?(I)
Isn’t it Jerusalem?
6 Therefore, I will make Samaria
a heap of ruins(J) in the countryside,
a planting area(K) for a vineyard.
I will roll her stones(L) into the valley
and expose her foundations.(M)
7 All her carved images will be smashed(N) to pieces;
all her wages(O) will be burned in the fire,
and I will destroy all her idols.
Since she collected the wages of a prostitute,(P)
they will be used again for a prostitute.
Micah 1:2-7
New Living Translation
Grief over Samaria and Jerusalem
2 Attention! Let all the people of the world listen!
Let the earth and everything in it hear.
The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you;
the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.
3 Look! The Lord is coming!
He leaves his throne in heaven
and tramples the heights of the earth.
4 The mountains melt beneath his feet
and flow into the valleys
like wax in a fire,
like water pouring down a hill.
5 And why is this happening?
Because of the rebellion of Israel[a]—
yes, the sins of the whole nation.
Who is to blame for Israel’s rebellion?
Samaria, its capital city!
Where is the center of idolatry in Judah?
In Jerusalem, its capital!
6 “So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria
a heap of ruins.
Her streets will be plowed up
for planting vineyards.
I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below,
exposing her foundations.
7 All her carved images will be smashed.
All her sacred treasures will be burned.
These things were bought with the money
earned by her prostitution,
and they will now be carried away
to pay prostitutes elsewhere.”
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