Micah 1
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1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The House of Israel
2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. 3For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. 5For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? 6Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. 7And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. 8Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. 9For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
The House of Judah
10Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. 11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing. 12For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. 13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. 14Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel. 15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. 16Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
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1The Lord gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem.
Grief over Samaria and Jerusalem
2Attention! 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.
3Look! The Lord is coming!
He leaves his throne in heaven
and tramples the heights of the earth.
4The mountains melt beneath his feet
and flow into the valleys
like wax in a fire,
like water pouring down a hill.
5And why is this happening?
Because of the rebellion of Israel#1:5 Hebrew Jacob; also in 1:5b. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.—
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.
7All 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.”
8Therefore, I will mourn and lament.
I will walk around barefoot and naked.
I will howl like a jackal
and moan like an owl.
9For my people’s wound
is too deep to heal.
It has reached into Judah,
even to the gates of Jerusalem.
10Don’t tell our enemies in Gath#1:10a Gath sounds like the Hebrew term for “tell.”;
don’t weep at all.
You people in Beth-leaphrah,#1:10b Beth-leaphrah means “house of dust.”
roll in the dust to show your despair.
11You people in Shaphir,#1:11a Shaphir means “pleasant.”
go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed.
The people of Zaanan#1:11b Zaanan sounds like the Hebrew term for “come out.”
dare not come outside their walls.
The people of Beth-ezel#1:11c Beth-ezel means “adjoining house.” mourn,
for their house has no support.
12The people of Maroth#1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew term for “bitter.” anxiously wait for relief,
but only bitterness awaits them
as the Lord’s judgment reaches
even to the gates of Jerusalem.
13Harness your chariot horses and flee,
you people of Lachish.#1:13a Lachish sounds like the Hebrew term for “team of horses.”
You were the first city in Judah
to follow Israel in her rebellion,
and you led Jerusalem#1:13b Hebrew the daughter of Zion. into sin.
14Send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath#1:14a Moresheth sounds like the Hebrew term for “gift” or “dowry.”;
there is no hope of saving it.
The town of Aczib#1:14b Aczib means “deception.”
has deceived the kings of Israel.
15O people of Mareshah,#1:15a Mareshah sounds like the Hebrew term for “conqueror.”
I will bring a conqueror to capture your town.
And the leaders#1:15b Hebrew the glory. of Israel
will go to Adullam.
16Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow,
for the children you love will be snatched away.
Make yourselves as bald as a vulture,
for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands.
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