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Micah 1:2-5
New International Version
Micah 1:2-5
New International Version
2 Hear,(A) you peoples, all of you,(B)
listen, earth(C) and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness(D) against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.(E)
Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem
3 Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling(F) place;
he comes down(G) and treads on the heights of the earth.(H)
4 The mountains melt(I) beneath him(J)
and the valleys split apart,(K)
like wax before the fire,
like water rushing down a slope.
5 All 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?(L)
What is Judah’s high place?
Is it not Jerusalem?
Micah 1:2-5
New King James Version
Micah 1:2-5
New King James Version
The Coming Judgment on Israel
2 Hear, all you peoples!
Listen, O earth, and all that is in it!
Let the Lord God be a witness against you,
The Lord from (A)His holy temple.
3 For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place;
He will come down
And tread on the high places of the earth.
4 (B)The mountains will melt under Him,
And the valleys will split
Like wax before the fire,
Like waters poured down a steep place.
5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob
And for the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the transgression of Jacob?
Is it not Samaria?
And what are the (C)high places of Judah?
Are they not Jerusalem?
Micah 1:2-5
English Standard Version
Micah 1:2-5
English Standard Version
The Coming Destruction
2 (A)Hear, you peoples, all of you;[a]
(B)pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,
and (C)let the Lord God be a witness against you,
(D)the Lord from his holy temple.
3 For behold, (E)the Lord is coming out of (F)his place,
and will come down and (G)tread upon the high places of the earth.
4 And (H)the mountains will melt under him,
and the valleys will split open,
like wax before the fire,
like waters poured down a steep place.
5 All this is for (I)the transgression of Jacob
and for the sins of the house of Israel.
(J)What is the transgression of Jacob?
Is it not (K)Samaria?
And what is (L)the high place of Judah?
Is it not Jerusalem?
Footnotes
- Micah 1:2 Hebrew all of them
Micah 1:2-5
New American Standard Bible
Micah 1:2-5
New American Standard Bible
2 Hear, you peoples, all of [a]you;
(A)Listen carefully, earth and [b]all it contains,
And may the Lord [c]God be a (B)witness against you,
The Lord from His holy temple.
3 For behold, the Lord is (C)coming forth from His place.
He will come down and (D)tread on the high places of the [d]earth.
4 (E)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](F)wrongdoing of Jacob?
Is it not (G)Samaria?
What is the (H)high [g]place of Judah?
Is it not Jerusalem?
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