Mic 1 | ABEn | STEP | And came to pass the word of the lord to Micah the one of the Morasthite, in the days of Jotham, and Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, over what he saw concerning Samaria and concerning Jerusalem.

Micah 1

CHAPTER 1 Judgment on Israel and Judah

1 And came to pass the word of the lord to Micah the one of the Morasthite, in the days of Jotham, and Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, over what he saw concerning Samaria and concerning Jerusalem. 2 Hear, O peoples, all the words! and take heed, O earth, and all the ones in it! Even [³will be ¹the lord ²God] among you for a testimony -- the lord from out of [²house ¹his holy]. 3 For behold, the lord goes forth from out of his place, and he will go down, and will mount upon the heights of the earth. 4 And [³shall be shaken ¹the ²mountains] from beneath him, and the valleys shall melt away as beeswax from in front of fire, and as water being carried down in a descent. 5 [³are on account of ⁴the impiety ⁵of Jacob ¹All ²these things], and because of the sin of the house of Israel. What is the impiety of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the sin of the house of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem? 6 And I will make Samaria for a storehouse of fruits of the field, and for planting a vineyard. And I will tear down in chaos her stones; and her foundations I will uncover. 7 And all her carved images I will cut in pieces, and all her hires shall burn in fire, and all her idols I shall establish for extinction, because [²of ³the hires ⁴of harlotry ¹she gathered together], and of the hires of harlotry he eradicated. 8 Because of this she shall beat her chest and wail. She shall go barefoot and naked. She shall make a beating of the breast as dragons, and mourning as the daughters of sirens. 9 For [²holds firmly ¹her calamity]; because it went unto Judah; and it touched unto the gate of my people, unto Jerusalem. 10 O ones in Gath, do not magnify yourselves! And, O ones in Baceim, do not rebuild of your house with laughter! [²earth ¹Strew] on your laughter! 11 Her inhabiting well her cities did not come forth. Her inhabiting Zaanan to beat her chest for the house next to her; she shall receive from your calamity of grief. 12 Who began to act for good to her dwelling in griefs? for [²came down ¹bad things] from the lord upon the gates of Jerusalem; 13 even noise of chariots and ones riding. Dwelling Lachish [²the head ³of sin is] to the daughter of Zion; for in you they found the impious deeds of Israel. 14 On account of this he shall grant ones to be sent forth unto the inheritance of Gath, [²houses ¹the vain]; for [²vanity ¹they became] to the kings of Israel; 15 until [²the ³heirs ¹they should bring] to you, O inhabitant of Lachish, your inheritance. Unto Adullam [⁵shall come ¹glory ²of the ³daughter ⁴of Israel]. 16 Shave and shear for [²children ¹your delightful], widening your shaving as an eagle, for they were taken captive from you.