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The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite
in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah ,
which
he saw concerning
Samaria and Jerusalem .
This
is
the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite
in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah —what
he saw regarding
Samaria and Jerusalem :
Hear, all ye
people
; hearken
, O earth, and all
that
therein
is:
and
let
the Lord GOD be
witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.
Hear, O
peoples,
all of
you
; listen
, O earth, and everyone
in
it!
May
the Lord GOD bear
witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
For ,
behold, the LORD cometh
forth out
of
his place ,
and
will come down ,
and tread upon
the high places of the earth.
For behold, the LORD comes
forth from
His dwelling
place ;
He
will come down and tread on
the high places of the earth.
And
the mountains shall
be
molten
under
him, and the valleys shall
be
cleft
, as
wax before the fire, and
as
the
waters
that
are
poured
down a steep
place
.
The mountains will
melt
beneath
Him, and the valleys will
split
apart
, like
wax before the fire, like
water
rushing
down a slope
.
For the transgression of Jacob is
all
this,
and for
the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are
the high places
of Judah? are
they
not Jerusalem?
All
this
is
for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is
the high place
of Judah? Is
it
not Jerusalem?
Therefore I will make Samaria as
an
heap of the field, and
as
plantings
of
a vineyard :
and
I will pour down
the
stones thereof
into the valley ,
and I
will
discover
the
foundations thereof
.
Therefore I will make Samaria a
heap of rubble
in
the open
field, a planting
area
for
a
vineyard .
I will pour her
stones into the valley and expose
her
foundations.
And
all the
graven
images thereof
shall
be beaten
to pieces ,
and
all the
hires
thereof
shall
be burned with
the fire, and all the
idols thereof
will
I
lay
desolate:
for
she gathered
it
of
the hire
of an
harlot
, and
they shall
return
to
the
hire
of
an
harlot
.
All her
carved
images will
be smashed
to pieces ;
all her
wages
will
be burned in
the fire, and I
will
destroy
all her
idols .
Since
she collected
the wages
of a
prostitute
, they will
be
used
again
on
a
prostitute
.
Therefore
I will wail
and howl,
I will go
stripped
and naked :
I will make
a
wailing
like the
dragons,
and mourning
as
the
owls
.
Because
of
this
I will lament
and wail;
I will walk
barefoot
and naked .
I will howl
like a
jackal
and mourn
like
an
ostrich
.
For her wound is incurable; for
it is
come
unto
Judah; he
is
come
unto
the gate of my people, even
to
Jerusalem.
For her wound is incurable; it has
reached
even
Judah; it
has
approached
the gate of my people, as
far
as
Jerusalem itself
.
Declare
ye
it
not at
Gath ,
weep
ye
not at all :
in
the
house
of
Aphrah
roll thyself
in the dust.
Do
not tell
it
in
Gath ;
do
not weep
at all .
Roll in the dust in
Beth-leaphrah
.
Pass
ye
away
, thou
inhabitant
of Saphir,
having
thy
shame
naked:
the inhabitant
of Zaanan came
not forth
in the
mourning of
Bethezel
; he
shall
receive
of
you his
standing
.
Depart
in
shameful
nakedness
, O
dwellers
of Shaphir.
The dwellers
of Zaanan will
not come
out.
Beth-ezel
is
in mourning; its
support
is
taken
from
you.
For the inhabitant
of Maroth waited
carefully
for good :
but evil
came down from the LORD unto
the gate of Jerusalem.
For the dwellers
of Maroth pined
for good ,
but calamity
came down from the LORD ,
even
to
the gate of Jerusalem.
O thou
inhabitant
of Lachish ,
bind
the
chariot
to
the
swift
beast:
she
is
the beginning of the
sin to the daughter of Zion :
for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee
.
Harness
your
chariot
horses,
O dweller
of Lachish .
You
were
the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion ,
for the transgressions of Israel were found in you
.
Therefore shalt
thou
give
presents
to Moreshethgath:
the houses of Achzib shall
be
a
lie
to the kings of Israel.
Therefore ,
send
farewell
gifts
to Moresheth-gath;
the houses of Achzib will
prove
deceptive
to the kings of Israel.
Yet
will
I bring an
heir
unto
thee
, O inhabitant
of Mareshah :
he
shall
come
unto
Adullam
the glory of Israel.
I will
again
bring a
conqueror
against
you
, O dweller
of Mareshah .
The glory of Israel will
come
to
Adullam
.
Make
thee
bald ,
and poll
thee
for thy
delicate
children; enlarge
thy
baldness
as the
eagle ;
for they are
gone
into
captivity
from thee
.
Shave
yourselves
bald and cut
off
your
hair
in
mourning
for your
precious
children; make
yourselves
as bald
as
an
eagle ,
for they will
go
from you
into
exile
.
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