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Micah 1:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Micah 1:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 For see, the Lord goes out from his place(A)
and descending, treads upon the heights of the earth.[a]
4 The mountains melt under him
and the valleys split open,
Like wax before the fire,
like water poured down a slope.
5 All this is for the crime of Jacob,
for the sins of the house of Israel.[b]
What is the crime of Jacob? Is it not Samaria?
And what is the sin of the house of Judah?
Is it not Jerusalem?
Footnotes
- 1:3 The Lord comes in a theophany which has devastating effects on the natural world (1:4).
- 1:5 Although the summons (1:2) had been addressed to all people, the Lord speaks against Israel and Judah, identifying their crimes with the respective capital cities of Samaria and Jerusalem. Only Samaria, however, is scheduled for destruction in the announcement of punishment (vv. 6–7).
Micah 1:3-5
New International Version
Micah 1:3-5
New International Version
Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem
3 Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling(A) place;
he comes down(B) and treads on the heights of the earth.(C)
4 The mountains melt(D) beneath him(E)
and the valleys split apart,(F)
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?(G)
What is Judah’s high place?
Is it not Jerusalem?
Micah 1:3-5
New King James Version
Micah 1:3-5
New King James Version
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 (A)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 (B)high places of Judah?
Are they not Jerusalem?
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