1 The word of the Lord that came(A) to Micah(B) the Moreshite(C)—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem in the days of Jotham,(D) Ahaz,(E) and Hezekiah,(F) kings of Judah.
Coming Judgment on Israel
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The mountains will melt beneath Him,
and the valleys will split apart,
like wax near a fire,(M)
like water cascading down a mountainside.
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and the valleys will split apart,
like wax near a fire,(M)
like water cascading down a mountainside.
Micah’s Lament
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For her wound is incurable(Y)
and has reached even Judah;(Z)
it has approached the gate of my people,(AA)
as far as Jerusalem.
and has reached even Judah;(Z)
it has approached the gate of my people,(AA)
as far as Jerusalem.
Footnotes:
a.
Micah 1:2: Or land
b.
Micah 1:3: Or high places
c.
Micah 1:8: Or eagle owls; lit daughters of the desert
d.
Micah 1:11: Lit its standing place; Hb obscure
e.
Micah 1:15: Lit glory
Cross references:
C.
Micah 1:1:
Micah 1:14
P.
Micah 1:6:
Micah 3:12
AA.
Micah 1:9:
Micah 1:12
AB.
Micah 1:10:
2 Samuel 1:20
AC.
Micah 1:11:
Ezekiel 23:29
AD.
Micah 1:11:
Joshua 15:37
AH.
Micah 1:13:
Micah 1:5
AI.
Micah 1:14:
2 Kings 16:8
AJ.
Micah 1:14:
Joshua 15:44
AK.
Micah 1:14:
Jeremiah 15:18
AL.
Micah 1:15:
Joshua 15:44