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[Micah 1]
1:1 The word1697 of the LORD3068 that came to Micah4318 the Morasthite4183 in the days3117 of Jotham,3147 Ahaz,271 [and] Hezekiah,3169 kings4428 of Judah,3063 which he saw2372 concerning Samaria8111 and Jerusalem.
1:2C Hear,8085 all ye people;5971 hearken,7181 O earth,776 and all that therein4393 is: and let the Lord136 GOD3069 be witness5707 against you, the Lord136 from his holy6944 temple.
1:3 For, behold, the LORD3068 cometh forth3318 out of his place,4725 and will come down,3381 and tread1869 upon the high places1116 of the earth.
1:4C And the mountains2022 shall be molten4549 under him, and the valleys6010 shall be cleft,1234 as wax1749 before6440 the fire,784 [and] as the waters4325 [that are] poured5064 down a steep place.
1:5 For the transgression6588 of Jacob3290 [is] all this, and for the sins2403 of the house1004 of Israel.3478 What [is] the transgression6588 of Jacob?3290 [is it] not Samaria?8111 and what [are] the high places1116 of Judah?3063 [are they] not Jerusalem?
1:6 Therefore I will make7760 Samaria8111 as an heap5856 of the field,7704 [and] as plantings4302 of a vineyard:3754 and I will pour down5064 the stones68 thereof into the valley,1516 and I will discover1540 the foundations
1:7 And all the graven images6456 thereof shall be beaten to pieces,3807 and all the hires868 thereof shall be burned8313 with the fire,784 and all the idols6091 thereof will I lay7760 desolate:8077 for she gathered6908 [it] of the hire868 of an harlot,2181 and they shall return7725 to the hire868 of an harlot.
1:8 Therefore I will wail5594 and howl,3213 I will go3212 stripped77587758 and naked:6174 I will make6213 a wailing4553 like the dragons,8577 and mourning60 as the owls.1323
1:9 For her wound4347 [is] incurable;605 for it is come935 unto Judah;3063 he is come5060 unto the gate8179 of my people,5971 [even] to Jerusalem.
1:10 Declare5046 ye [it] not at Gath,1661 weep1058 ye not at all:1058 in the house of Aphrah1036 roll64286428 thyself in the dust.
1:11 Pass ye away,5674 thou inhabitant3427 of Saphir,8208 having thy shame1322 naked:6181 the inhabitant3427 of Zaanan6630 came not forth3318 in the mourning4553 of Bethezel;1018 he shall receive3947 of you his standing.
1:12 For the inhabitant3427 of Maroth4796 waited carefully2342 for good:2896 but evil7451 came down3381 from the LORD3068 unto the gate8179 of Jerusalem.
1:13 O thou inhabitant3427 of Lachish,3923 bind7573 the chariot4818 to the swift beast:7409 she [is] the beginning7225 of the sin2403 to the daughter1323 of Zion:6726 for the transgressions6588 of Israel3478 were found
1:14 Therefore shalt thou give5414 presents7964 to Moreshethgath:4182 the houses1004 of Achzib392 [shall be] a lie391 to the kings4428 of Israel.
1:15 Yet will I bring935 an heir3423 unto thee, O inhabitant3427 of Mareshah:4762 he shall come935 unto Adullam5725 the glory3519 of Israel.
1:16 Make thee bald,7139 and poll1494 thee for thy delicate8588 children;1121 enlarge7337 thy baldness7144 as the eagle;5404 for they are gone into captivity
[Micah 2]
2:1 Woe1945 to them that devise2803 iniquity,205 and work6466 evil7451 upon their beds!4904 when the morning1242 is light,216 they practise6213 it, because it is3426 in the power410 of their hand.
2:2 And they covet2530 fields,7704 and take [them] by violence;1497 and houses,1004 and take [them] away:5375 so they oppress6231 a man1397 and his house,1004 even a man376 and his heritage.
2:3 Therefore thus saith559 the LORD;3068 Behold, against this family4940 do I devise2803 an evil,7451 from which ye shall not remove4185 your necks;6677 neither shall ye go3212 haughtily:7317 for this time6256 [is] evil.
2:4 In that day3117 shall [one] take up5375 a parable4912 against you, and lament5091 with a doleful5093 lamentation,5092 [and] say,559 We be utterly7703 spoiled:7703 he hath changed4171 the portion2506 of my people:5971 how hath he removed4185 [it] from me! turning away7725 he hath divided2505 our fields.
2:5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast7993 a cord2256 by lot1486 in the congregation6951 of the LORD.
2:6 Prophesy5197 ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy:5197 they shall not prophesy5197 to them, [that] they shall not take5253 shame.
2:7C O [thou that art] named559 the house1004 of Jacob,3290 is the spirit7307 of the LORD3068 straitened?7114 [are] these his doings?4611 do not my words1697 do good3190 to him that walketh1980 uprightly?
2:8 Even of late865 my people5971 is risen up6965 as an enemy:341 ye pull off6584 the robe145 with4136 the garment8008 from them that pass5674 by securely983 as men averse7725 from war.
2:9 The women802 of my people5971 have ye cast out1644 from their pleasant8588 houses;1004 from their children5768 have ye taken away3947 my glory1926 for ever.
2:10 Arise6965 ye, and depart;3212 for this [is] not [your] rest:4496 because it is polluted,2930 it shall destroy2254 [you], even with a sore4834 destruction.
2:11 If3863 a man376 walking1980 in the spirit7307 and falsehood8267 do lie,3576 [saying], I will prophesy5197 unto thee of wine3196 and of strong drink;7941 he shall even be the prophet5197 of this people.
2:12C I will surely622 assemble,622 O Jacob,3290 all of thee; I will surely6908 gather6908 the remnant7611 of Israel;3478 I will put7760 them together3162 as the sheep6629 of Bozrah,12231224 as the flock5739 in the midst8432 of their fold:1699 they shall make great noise1949 by reason of [the multitude of] men.
2:13 The breaker6555 is come up5927 before6440 them: they have broken up,6555 and have passed through5674 the gate,8179 and are gone out3318 by it: and their king4428 shall pass5674 before6440 them, and the LORD3068 on the head
[Micah 3]
3:1C And I said,559 Hear,8085 I pray you, O heads7218 of Jacob,3290 and ye princes7101 of the house1004 of Israel;3478 [Is it] not for you to know3045 judgment?
3:2 Who hate8130 the good,2896 and love157 the evil;7451 who pluck off1497 their skin5785 from off them, and their flesh7607 from off their bones;
3:3 Who also eat398 the flesh7607 of my people,5971 and flay6584 their skin5785 from off them; and they break6476 their bones,6106 and chop them in pieces,6566 as for the pot,5518 and as flesh1320 within8432 the caldron.
3:4 Then shall they cry2199 unto the LORD,3068 but he will not hear6030 them: he will even hide5641 his face6440 from them at that time,6256 as they have behaved themselves ill7489 in their doings.
3:5 Thus saith559 the LORD3068 concerning the prophets5030 that make my people5971 err,8582 that bite5391 with their teeth,8127 and cry,7121 Peace;7965 and he that putteth5414 not into their mouths,6310 they even prepare6942 war
3:6 Therefore night3915 [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision;2377 and it shall be dark28212821 unto you, that ye shall not divine;7080 and the sun8121 shall go down935 over the prophets,5030 and the day3117 shall be dark
3:7 Then shall the seers2374 be ashamed,954 and the diviners7080 confounded:2659 yea, they shall all cover5844 their lips;8222 for [there is] no answer4617 of God.
3:8 But truly199 I am full4390 of power3581 by the spirit7307 of the LORD,3068 and of judgment,4941 and of might,1369 to declare5046 unto Jacob3290 his transgression,6588 and to Israel3478 his sin.
3:9 Hear8085 this, I pray you, ye heads7218 of the house1004 of Jacob,3290 and princes7101 of the house1004 of Israel,3478 that abhor8581 judgment,4941 and pervert6140 all equity.
3:10 They build up1129 Zion6726 with blood,1818 and Jerusalem3389 with iniquity.
3:11C The heads7218 thereof judge8199 for reward,7810 and the priests3548 thereof teach3384 for hire,4242 and the prophets5030 thereof divine7080 for money:3701 yet will they lean8172 upon the LORD,3068 and say,559 [Is] not the LORD3068 among7130 us? none evil7451 can come
3:12 Therefore shall Zion6726 for your sake1558 be plowed2790 [as] a field,7704 and Jerusalem3389 shall become heaps,5856 and the mountain2022 of the house1004 as the high places1116 of the forest.
[Micah 4]
4:1C But in the last319 days3117 it shall come to pass, [that] the mountain2022 of the house1004 of the LORD3068 shall be established3559 in the top7218 of the mountains,2022 and it shall be exalted5375 above the hills;1389 and people5971 shall flow
4:2C And many7227 nations1471 shall come,1980 and say,559 Come,3212 and let us go up5927 to the mountain2022 of the LORD,3068 and to the house1004 of the God430 of Jacob;3290 and he will teach3384 us of his ways,1870 and we will walk3212 in his paths:734 for the law8451 shall go forth3318 of Zion,6726 and the word1697 of the LORD3068 from Jerusalem.
4:3C And he shall judge8199 among many7227 people,5971 and rebuke3198 strong6099 nations1471 afar off;7350 and they shall beat3807 their swords2719 into plowshares,855 and their spears2595 into pruninghooks:4211 nation1471 shall not lift up5375 a sword2719 against nation,1471 neither shall they learn3925 war
4:4C But they shall sit3427 every man376 under his vine1612 and under his fig tree;8384 and none shall make [them] afraid:2729 for the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 hath spoken
4:5 For all people5971 will walk3212 every one376 in the name8034 of his god,430 and we will walk3212 in the name8034 of the LORD3068 our God430 for ever5769 and ever.
4:6C In that day,3117 saith5002 the LORD,3068 will I assemble622 her that halteth,6760 and I will gather6908 her that is driven out,5080 and her that I have afflicted;
4:7 And I will make7760 her that halted6760 a remnant,7611 and her that was cast far off1972 a strong6099 nation:1471 and the LORD3068 shall reign4427 over them in mount2022 Zion6726 from henceforth, even for5704 ever.
4:8C And thou, O tower4026 of the flock,57394029 the strong hold6076 of the daughter1323 of Zion,6726 unto thee shall it come,857 even the first7223 dominion;4475 the kingdom4467 shall come935 to the daughter1323 of Jerusalem.
4:9 Now why dost thou cry7321 out aloud?7452 [is there] no king4428 in thee? is thy counsellor3289 perished?6 for pangs2427 have taken2388 thee as a woman in travail.
4:10 Be in pain,2342 and labour to bring forth,1518 O daughter1323 of Zion,6726 like a woman in travail:3205 for now shalt thou go forth3318 out of the city,7151 and thou shalt dwell7931 in the field,7704 and thou shalt go935 [even] to Babylon;894 there shalt thou be delivered;5337 there the LORD3068 shall redeem1350 thee from the hand3709 of thine enemies.
4:11 Now also many7227 nations1471 are gathered622 against thee, that say,559 Let her be defiled,2610 and let our eye5869 look2372 upon Zion.
4:12 But they know3045 not the thoughts4284 of the LORD,3068 neither understand995 they his counsel:6098 for he shall gather6908 them as the sheaves5995 into the floor.
4:13 Arise6965 and thresh,1758 O daughter1323 of Zion:6726 for I will make7760 thine horn7161 iron,1270 and I will make7760 thy hoofs6541 brass:5154 and thou shalt beat in pieces1854 many7227 people:5971 and I will consecrate2763 their gain1215 unto the LORD,3068 and their substance2428 unto the Lord113 of the whole earth.
[Micah 5]
5:1C Now gather1413 thyself in troops,1416 O daughter1323 of troops:1416 he hath laid7760 siege4692 against us: they shall smite5221 the judge8199 of Israel3478 with a rod7626 upon the cheek.
5:2C But thou, Bethlehem1035 Ephratah,672 [though] thou be little6810 among the thousands505 of Judah,3063 [yet] out of thee shall he come forth3318 unto me [that is] to be ruler4910 in Israel;3478 whose goings forth4163 [have been] from of old,6924 from everlasting.3117
5:3C Therefore will he give them up,5414 until the time6256 [that] she which travaileth3205 hath brought forth:3205 then the remnant3499 of his brethren251 shall return7725 unto the children1121 of Israel.
5:4C And he shall stand5975 and feed7462 in the strength5797 of the LORD,3068 in the majesty1347 of the name8034 of the LORD3068 his God;430 and they shall abide:3427 for now shall he be great1431 unto the ends657 of the earth.
5:5 And this [man] shall be the peace,7965 when the Assyrian804 shall come935 into our land:776 and when he shall tread1869 in our palaces,759 then shall we raise6965 against him seven7651 shepherds,7462 and eight8083 principal5257 men.
5:6 And they shall waste7462 the land776 of Assyria804 with the sword,2719 and the land776 of Nimrod5248 in the entrances6607 thereof: thus shall he deliver5337 [us] from the Assyrian,804 when he cometh935 into our land,776 and when he treadeth1869 within our borders.
5:7 And the remnant7611 of Jacob3290 shall be in the midst7130 of many7227 people5971 as a dew2919 from the LORD,3068 as the showers7241 upon the grass,6212 that tarrieth6960 not for man,376 nor waiteth3176 for the sons1121 of men.
5:8 And the remnant7611 of Jacob3290 shall be among the Gentiles1471 in the midst7130 of many7227 people5971 as a lion738 among the beasts929 of the forest,3293 as a young lion3715 among the flocks5739 of sheep:6629 who, if he go through,5674 both treadeth down,7429 and teareth in pieces,2963 and none can deliver.
5:9 Thine hand3027 shall be lifted up7311 upon thine adversaries,6862 and all thine enemies341 shall be cut off.
5:10 And it shall come to pass in that day,3117 saith5002 the LORD,3068 that I will cut off3772 thy horses5483 out of the midst7130 of thee, and I will destroy6 thy chariots:
5:11 And I will cut off3772 the cities61455892 of thy land,776 and throw down2040 all thy strong holds:
5:12 And I will cut off3772 witchcrafts3785 out of thine hand;3027 and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers:
5:13 Thy graven images6456 also will I cut off,3772 and thy standing images4676 out of the midst7130 of thee; and thou shalt no more worship7812 the work4639 of thine hands.
5:14 And I will pluck up5428 thy groves842 out of the midst7130 of thee: so will I destroy8045 thy cities.6145
5:15 And I will execute6213 vengeance5359 in anger639 and fury2534 upon the heathen,1471 such as they have not heard.
[Micah 6]
6:1 Hear8085 ye now what the LORD3068 saith;559 Arise,6965 contend7378 thou before the mountains,2022 and let the hills1389 hear8085 thy voice.
6:2C Hear8085 ye, O mountains,2022 the LORD'S3068 controversy,7379 and ye strong386 foundations4146 of the earth:776 for the LORD3068 hath a controversy7379 with his people,5971 and he will plead3198 with Israel.
6:3 O my people,5971 what have I done6213 unto thee? and wherein have I wearied3811 thee? testify
6:4C For I brought thee up5927 out of the land776 of Egypt,4714 and redeemed6299 thee out of the house1004 of servants;5650 and I sent7971 before6440 thee Moses,4872 Aaron,175 and Miriam.
6:5C O my people,5971 remember2142 now what Balak1111 king4428 of Moab4124 consulted,3289 and what Balaam1109 the son1121 of Beor1160 answered6030 him from Shittim7851 unto Gilgal;1537 that ye may know3045 the righteousness6666 of the LORD.
6:6 Wherewith shall I come before6923 the LORD,3068 [and] bow3721 myself before the high4791 God?430 shall I come before6923 him with burnt offerings,5930 with calves5695 of a year8141 old?
6:7 Will the LORD3068 be pleased7521 with thousands505 of rams,352 [or] with ten thousands7233 of rivers5158 of oil?8081 shall I give5414 my firstborn1060 [for] my transgression,6588 the fruit6529 of my body990 [for] the sin2403 of my soul?
6:8C He hath shewed5046 thee, O man,120 what [is] good;2896 and what doth the LORD3068 require1875 of thee, but to do6213 justly,4941 and to love160 mercy,2617 and to walk3212 humbly6800 with thy God?
6:9C The LORD'S3068 voice6963 crieth7121 unto the city,5892 and [the man of] wisdom8454 shall see7200 thy name:8034 hear8085 ye the rod,4294 and who hath appointed
6:10 Are there786 yet the treasures214 of wickedness7562376 in the house1004 of the wicked,7563 and the scant7332 measure374 [that is] abominable?
6:11 Shall I count [them] pure2135 with the wicked7562 balances,3976 and with the bag3599 of deceitful4820 weights?
6:12 For the rich men6223 thereof are full4390 of violence,2555 and the inhabitants3427 thereof have spoken1696 lies,8267 and their tongue3956 [is] deceitful7423 in their mouth.
6:13 Therefore also will I make [thee] sick2470 in smiting5221 thee, in making [thee] desolate8074 because of thy sins.
6:14 Thou shalt eat,398 but not be satisfied;7646 and thy casting down3445 [shall be] in the midst7130 of thee; and thou shalt take hold,5253 but shalt not deliver;6403 and [that] which thou deliverest6403 will I give up5414 to the sword.
6:15 Thou shalt sow,2232 but thou shalt not reap;7114 thou shalt tread1869 the olives,2132 but thou shalt not anoint5480 thee with oil;8081 and sweet wine,8492 but shalt not drink8354 wine.
6:16 For the statutes2708 of Omri6018 are kept,8104 and all the works4639 of the house1004 of Ahab,256 and ye walk3212 in their counsels;4156 that I should make5414 thee a desolation,8047 and the inhabitants3427 thereof an hissing:8322 therefore ye shall bear5375 the reproach2781 of my people.
[Micah 7]
7:1C Woe480 is me! for I am as when they have gathered625 the summer fruits,7019 as the grapegleanings5955 of the vintage:1210 [there is] no cluster811 to eat:398 my soul5315 desired183 the firstripe fruit.
7:2 The good2623 [man] is perished6 out of the earth:776 and [there is] none upright3477 among men:120 they all lie in wait693 for blood;1818 they hunt6679 every man376 his brother251 with a net.
7:3C That they may do evil7451 with both hands3709 earnestly,3190 the prince8269 asketh,7592 and the judge8199 [asketh] for a reward;7966 and the great1419 [man], he uttereth1696 his mischievous1942 desire:5315 so they wrap it up.
7:4C The best2896 of them [is] as a brier:2312 the most upright3477 [is sharper] than a thorn hedge:4534 the day3117 of thy watchmen6822 [and] thy visitation6486 cometh;935 now shall be their perplexity.
7:5C Trust539 ye not in a friend,7453 put ye not confidence982 in a guide:441 keep8104 the doors6607 of thy mouth6310 from her that lieth7901 in thy bosom.
7:6C For the son1121 dishonoureth5034 the father,1 the daughter1323 riseth up6965 against her mother,517 the daughter in law3618 against her mother in law;2545 a man's376 enemies341 [are] the men582 of his own house.
7:7C Therefore I will look6822 unto the LORD;3068 I will wait3176 for the God430 of my salvation:3468 my God430 will hear
7:8C Rejoice8055 not against me, O mine enemy:341 when I fall,5307 I shall arise;6965 when I sit3427 in darkness,2822 the LORD3068 [shall be] a light
7:9 I will bear5375 the indignation2197 of the LORD,3068 because I have sinned2398 against him, until he plead7378 my cause,7379 and execute6213 judgment4941 for me: he will bring me forth3318 to the light,216 [and] I shall behold7200 his righteousness.
7:10C Then [she that is] mine enemy341 shall see7200 [it], and shame955 shall cover3680 her which said559 unto me, Where is the LORD3068 thy God?430 mine eyes5869 shall behold7200 her: now shall she be trodden down4823 as the mire2916 of the streets.
7:11C [In] the day3117 that thy walls1447 are to be built,1129 [in] that day3117 shall the decree2706 be far removed.
7:12 [In] that day3117 [also] he shall come935 even to thee from Assyria,804 and [from] the fortified4693 cities,5892 and from the fortress4693 even to the river,5104 and from sea3220 to sea,3220 and [from] mountain2022 to mountain.
7:13 Notwithstanding the land776 shall be desolate8077 because of them that dwell3427 therein, for the fruit6529 of their doings.
7:14 Feed7462 thy people5971 with thy rod,7626 the flock6629 of thine heritage,5159 which dwell7931 solitarily910 [in] the wood,3293 in the midst8432 of Carmel:3760 let them feed7462 [in] Bashan1316 and Gilead,1568 as in the days3117 of old.
7:15C According to the days3117 of thy coming3318 out of the land776 of Egypt4714 will I shew7200 unto him marvellous
7:16 The nations1471 shall see7200 and be confounded954 at all their might:1369 they shall lay7760 [their] hand3027 upon [their] mouth,6310 their ears241 shall be deaf.
7:17C They shall lick3897 the dust6083 like a serpent,5175 they shall move7264 out of their holes4526 like worms2119 of the earth:776 they shall be afraid6342 of the LORD3068 our God,430 and shall fear
7:18C Who [is] a God410 like unto thee, that pardoneth5375 iniquity,5771 and passeth by5674 the transgression6588 of the remnant7611 of his heritage?5159 he retaineth2388 not his anger639 for ever,5703 because he delighteth2654 [in] mercy.
7:19 He will turn again,7725 he will have compassion7355 upon us; he will subdue3533 our iniquities;5771 and thou wilt cast7993 all their sins2403 into the depths4688 of the sea.
7:20 Thou wilt perform5414 the truth571 to Jacob,3290 [and] the mercy2617 to Abraham,85 which thou hast sworn7650 unto our fathers1 from the days3117 of old.