NASB — Micah 1 — KJV

Destruction in Israel and Judah

1 The aword° of the LORD° which° came° [to] bMicah° of Moresheth° in the days° of cJotham°, dAhaz° [and] eHezekiah°, kings° of Judah°, which° he saw° concerning° Samaria° and Jerusalem°.
  2 Hear°, O peoples°, all° of Iyou;
  aListen°, O earth° and IIall° it contains°,
  And let the Lord° IIIGOD° be a bwitness° against you,
  The Lord° from His holy° temple°.
  3 For behold°, the LORD° is acoming° forth° from His place°.
  He will come° down° and btread° on the high° places° of the Iearth°.
  4 aThe 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 arebellion° of Jacob°?
  Is it not bSamaria°?
  What° is the chigh° Iplace° of Judah°?
  Is it not Jerusalem°?
  6 For I will make° Samaria° a aheap° of ruins° Iin the open country°,
  bPlanting° places° for a vineyard°.
  I will cpour° her stones° down° into the valley°
  And will dlay° bare° her foundations°.
  7 All° of her aidols° 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 bharlot’s° earnings°,
  And to the earnings° of a harlot° they will return°.

[1] a2P 1:21 bJr 26:18 c2K 15:5, 32-38; 2Ch 27:1-9; Is 1:1; Ho 1:1 d2K 16:1-20; 2Ch 28:1-27; Is 7:1-12 e2K 18:1-20; 2Ch 29:1-31
[2] ILit them IILit its fullness IIIHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aJr 6:19; 22:29 bIs 50:7
[3] IOr land aIs 26:21 bAm 4:13
[4] aPs 97:5; Is 64:1, 2; Na 1:5
[5] ILit places aJr 2:19 bIs 7:9; Am 8:14 c2Ch 34:3, 4
[6] ILit of the field a2K 19:25; Mi 3:12 bJr 31:5; Am 5:11 cLm 4:1 dEzk 13:14
[7] aDt 9:21; 2Ch 34:7 bDt 23:18; Is 23:17

  8 ¶ Because° of this° I must lament° and wail°,
  I must go° abarefoot° and naked°;
  I must make° a lament° like the bjackals°
  And a mourning° like the ostriches°.
  9 For her Iawound° is incurable°,
  For bit has come° to Judah°;
  It has reached° the cgate° of my people°,
  [Even] to Jerusalem°.
  10 aTell° it not in Gath°,
  Weep° not at all°.
  At IBeth-le-aphrah° roll° yourself in the dust°.
  11 IGo° on your way°, inhabitant° of IIShaphir°, in ashameful° nakedness°.
  The inhabitant° of IIIbZaanan° does not IVescape°.
  The lamentation° of VBeth-ezel°: “He will take° from you its VIsupport°.”
  12 For the inhabitant° of IMaroth°
  Becomes° weak° awaiting° for good°,
  Because° a calamity° has come° down° from the LORD°
  To the bgate° of Jerusalem°.
  13 Harness° the chariot° to the team of horses°,
  O inhabitant° of aLachish°—
  She was the beginning° of sin°
  To the daughter° of Zion°—
  Because° in you were found°
  The brebellious° acts° of Israel°.
  14 Therefore° you will give° parting° agifts°
  On behalf° of Moresheth-gath°;
  The houses° of bAchzib° [will] become a cdeception°
  To the kings° of Israel°.
  15 Moreover°, I will bring° on you
  The one who takes° possession°,
  O inhabitant° of IaMareshah°.
  The glory° of Israel° will enter° bAdullam°.
  16 Make° yourself abald° and cut° off° your hair°,
  Because° of the children° of your delight°;
  Extend° your baldness° like the eagle°,
  For they will bgo° from you into exile°.

[8] aIs 32:11 bIs 13:21, 22
[9] ILit wounds aIs 3:26; Jr 30:12, 15 b2K 18:13; Is 8:7, 8 cMi 1:12
[10] II.e. house of dust a2S 1:20
[11] II.e. Go into captivity III.e. pleasantness IIII.e. going out IVLit go out VI.e. house of removal VILit standing place aEzk 23:29 bJsh 15:37
[12] II.e. bitterness aIs 59:9-11; Jr 14:19 bMi 1:9
[13] aJsh 10:3; 2K 14:19; Is 36:2 bMi 1:5
[14] a2K 16:8 bJsh 15:44 cJr 15:18
[15] II.e. possession aJsh 15:44 bJsh 12:15; 15:35; 2S 23:13
[16] aIs 22:12 b2K 17:6; Am 7:11, 17

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Micah sheweth the wrath of God against Jacob for idolatry.

1 ¶ The wordº of the LORDº that² came² to² Micahº the Morasthiteº in the daysº of Jotham,º Ahaz,º [and] Hezekiah,º kingsº of Judah,º which² he sawºª concerning² Samariaº and Jerusalem.º 2 Hear,ºª all² ye people;º hearken,ºª O earth,º and all that therein¹ is:² and let the Lordº GODº be² witnessº against you, the Lordº from his holyº temple.º² 3 For,² behold,² the LORDº cometh forthºª out of his place,º² and will come down,ºª and treadºª upon² the high placesº of the earth.º 4 And the mountainsº shall be moltenºª under² him, and the valleysº shall be cleft,ºª as waxº beforeº² the fire,º [and] as the watersº [that are] poured¹ª down² a steep place.º 5 For the transgressionº of Jacobº [is] all² this,² and for the sinsº of the houseº of Israel.º What² [is] the transgressionº of Jacob?º [is it] not² Samaria?º and what² [are] the high placesº of Judah?º [are they] not² Jerusalem?º 6 Therefore I will makeºª Samariaº as an heapº of the field,º [and] as plantingsº of a vineyard:º and I will pour downºª the stonesº thereof into the valley,º and I will discoverºª the foundationsº thereof. 7 And all² the graven imagesº thereof shall be beaten to pieces,ºª and all² the hiresº thereof shall be burnedºª with the fire,º and all² the idolsº thereof will I layºª desolate:º for² she gatheredºª [it] of the hireº² of an harlot,ºª and they shall returnºª to² the hireº of an harlot.ºª 8 Therefore²² I will wailºª and howl,ºª I will go¹ª² strippedºª and naked:º I will makeºª a wailingº like the dragons,¹² and mourningº as the owls.ºº 9 For² her woundº [is] incurable;ºª for² it is comeºª unto² Judah;º he is comeºª unto² the gateº of my people,º [even] to² Jerusalem.º

[1] 2Ch 27:1; Is 1:1; Jr 26:18; Ho 1:1; 4:15; 5:5; 6:10; 8:14; 12:1; Am 1:1; 2:4; 3:1; 6:1; Mi 1:5, 14; Hab 1:1.
[2] Dt 32:1; Ps 11:4; 24:1; 28:2; 49:1; 50:1, 7, 12; Is 1:2; Jr 22:29; 29:23; Jna 2:7; Mi 6:1; Hab 2:20; Mal 2:14; 3:5; Mk 7:14; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22.
[3] Dt 32:13; 33:29; Jb 40:12; Ps 115:3; Is 2:10; 25:10; 26:21; 63:3; 64:1; Ezk 3:12; Ho 5:14; Am 4:13; Hab 3:19.
[4] Jg 5:4; Ps 68:2; 97:5; Is 64:1; Am 9:5; Na 1:5; Hab 3:6, 10; Zc 14:4; 2P 3:10; Rv 20:11.
[5] 1K 13:32; 2K 16:3, 10; 17:7; 2Ch 28:2, 23; 36:14; Is 50:1; 59:1; Jr 2:17, 19; 4:18; 5:25; 6:19; Lm 5:16; Ho 7:1; 8:5; Am 6:1; 8:14; 1Th 2:15.
[6] 2K 19:25; Is 25:2, 12; Jr 9:11; 51:25, 37; Lm 4:1; Ezk 13:14; Ho 13:16; Mi 3:12; Hab 3:13; Mt 24:2.
[7] Lv 26:30; Dt 23:18; 2K 23:14; 2Ch 31:1; 34:6; Is 27:9; Jr 44:17; Ho 2:5, 12; 8:6; 10:5; Jol 3:3; Rv 18:3, 9, 12.
[8] Jb 30:29; Ps 102:6; Is 16:9; 20:2; 21:3; 22:4; Jr 4:19; 9:1, 10, 19; 48:36.
[9] 2K 18:9; 2Ch 32:1; Is 1:5; 8:7; 10:28; 37:22; Jr 15:18; 30:11; Mi 1:12.

He exhorteth to mourning.

10 ¶ Declareºª ye [it] not² at Gath,º weep¹ª ye not at all:ºª² in the house² of Aphrahº rollºªªª thyself² in the dust.º 11 Pass ye away,ºª thou inhabitantºª of Saphir,º having thy shameº naked:º the inhabitantºª of Zaananº came not forthºª² in the mourningº of Bethezel;º he shall receiveºª of² you his standing.º 12 For² the inhabitantºª of Marothº waited carefully¹ª² for good:º but² evilº came downºª from²² the LORDº unto the gateº of Jerusalem.º 13 O thou inhabitantºª of Lachish,º bindºª the chariotº to the swift beast:º she² [is] the beginningº of the sinº to the daughterº of Zion:º for² the transgressionsº of Israelº were foundºª in thee. 14 Therefore² shalt thou giveºª presentsº to² Moreshethgath:º the housesº of Achzibº [shall be] a lieº to the kingsº of Israel.º 15 Yet² will I bringºª an heirºª unto thee, O inhabitantºª of Mareshah:º he shall comeºª unto² Adullamº the gloryº of Israel.º 16 Make thee bald,ºª and pollºª thee for² thy delicateº children;º enlargeºª thy baldnessº as the eagle;º for² they are gone into captivityºª from² thee.

[10] Jsh 18:23; 2S 1:20; Jb 2:8; Jr 6:26; Lm 3:29; Am 5:13; 6:10.
[11] Is 16:2; 20:4; 47:2; Jr 13:22; 48:6, 9; Ezk 16:37; Mi 1:8; Na 3:5.
[12] Ru 1:20; 1S 4:13; Jb 30:26; Is 45:7; 59:9; Jr 8:15; 14:19; Am 3:6; Mi 1:9.
[13] Gn 19:17; Ex 32:21; Jsh 15:39; 1K 13:33; 14:16; 16:31; 2K 8:18; 16:3; 18:13, 17; 2Ch 11:9; 32:9; Is 10:31; 37:8; Jr 3:8; 4:29; Ezk 23:11; Rv 2:14, 20; 18:1.
[14] Jsh 15:44; 2S 8:2; 2K 16:8; 18:14; 2Ch 16:1; Ps 62:9; 118:8; 146:3; Is 30:6.
[15] Jsh 15:35, 44; 1S 22:1; 2Ch 11:7; Is 7:17; 10:3, 5; Jr 49:1.
[16] Dt 28:41, 56; 2K 17:6; Jb 1:20; Is 3:16; 15:2; 22:12; 39:6; Jr 6:26; 7:29; 16:6; Lm 4:5; Am 8:10.

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