Micah 1:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 1
1 The word of the Lord which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
I. Oracles of Punishment
2 Hear, O peoples, all of you,
give heed, O earth, and all that is in it!(A)
Let the Lord God be witness against you,
the Lord from his holy temple![a]
3 For see, the Lord goes out from his place(B)
and descending, treads upon the heights of the earth.[b]
Footnotes
- 1:2 The prophet summons all the peoples to hear the divine accusations against them. What follows in 1:2–3:12 is a series of prophecies of punishment addressed to the capital cities of both the Northern and Southern Kingdoms, Samaria and Jerusalem. The prophecies indict the leaders and main officials, including prophets. Because of the corruption and selfishness of their leaders, Samaria and Jerusalem will fall to their enemies.
- 1:3 The Lord comes in a theophany which has devastating effects on the natural world (1:4).
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