The aword of the LORD
which
came
to bMicah
of Moresheth
in the days
of cJotham
, dAhaz
and eHezekiah
, kings
of Judah
, which
he saw
concerning
Samaria
and Jerusalem
.
Hear, O peoples
, all
of 1you; aListen
, O earth
and 2all
it contains
, And let the Lord
3GOD
be a bwitness
against you, The Lord
from His holy
temple
.
For behold, the LORD
is acoming
forth
from His place
. He will come
down
and btread
on the high
places
of the 1earth
.
aThe mountains will melt
under
Him And the valleys
will be split
, Like wax
before
the fire
, Like water
poured
down
a steep
place
.
All this
is for the rebellion
of Jacob
And for the sins
of the house
of Israel
. What
is the arebellion
of Jacob
? Is it not bSamaria
? What
is the chigh
1place
of Judah
? Is it not Jerusalem
?
For I will make Samaria
a aheap
of ruins
1in the open country
, bPlanting
places
for a vineyard
. I will cpour
her stones
down
into the valley
And will dlay
bare
her foundations
.
All of her aidols
will be smashed
, All
of her earnings
will be burned
with fire
And all
of her images
I will make
desolate
, For she collected
them from a bharlot's
earnings
, And to the earnings
of a harlot
they will return
.
Because of this
I must lament
and wail
, I must go
abarefoot
and naked
; I must make
a lament
like the bjackals
And a mourning
like the ostriches
.
For her 1 awound is incurable
, For bit has come
to Judah
; It has reached
the cgate
of my people
, Even to Jerusalem
.
aTell it not in Gath
, Weep
not at all
. At 1Beth-le-aphrah
roll
yourself in the dust
.
1Go on your way
, inhabitant
of 2Shaphir
, in ashameful
nakedness
. The inhabitant
of 3 bZaanan
does not 4escape
. The lamentation
of 5Beth-ezel
: "He will take
from you its 6support
."
For the inhabitant of 1Maroth
Becomes
weak
awaiting
for good
, Because
a calamity
has come
down
from the LORD
To the bgate
of Jerusalem
.
Harness the chariot
to the team of horses
, O inhabitant
of aLachish
-- She was the beginning
of sin
To the daughter
of Zion
-- Because
in you were found
The brebellious
acts
of Israel
.
Therefore you will give
parting
agifts
On behalf
of Moresheth-gath
; The houses
of bAchzib
will become a cdeception
To the kings
of Israel
.
Moreover, I will bring
on you The one who takes
possession
, O inhabitant
of 1 aMareshah
. The glory
of Israel
will enter
bAdullam
.
Make yourself abald
and cut
off
your hair
, Because
of the children
of your delight
; Extend
your baldness
like the eagle
, For they will bgo
from you into exile
.