Micah

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1:1	The word of the Lord which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.	The word of Yahweh which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he beheld concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
1:2	Hear, O peoples, all of you; Listen, O earth and all it contains, And let the Lord God be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple.	Hear, O peoples, all of you; Give heed, O earth, as well as its fullness, And let Lord Yahweh be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple.
1:3	For behold, the Lord is coming forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.	For behold, Yahweh is going forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
1:4	The mountains will melt under Him And the valleys will be split, Like wax before the fire, Like water poured down a steep place.	The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will be split, Like wax before the fire, Like water poured down a steep place.
1:5	All this is for the rebellion of Jacob And for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the rebellion of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? What is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?	All this is for the transgression of Jacob And for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? What is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?
1:6	For I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the open country, Planting places for a vineyard. I will pour her stones down into the valley And will lay bare her foundations.	So I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, Planting places for a vineyard. And I will pour her stones down into the valley And will lay bare her foundations.
1:7	All of her idols 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 harlots earnings, And to the earnings of a harlot they will return.	And all of her graven images will be smashed, And all of her earnings will be burned with fire And all of her idols I will make desolate, For she collected them from a harlots earnings, And to the earnings of a harlot they will return.
1:8	Because of this I must lament and wail, I must go barefoot and naked; I must make a lament like the jackals And a mourning like the ostriches.	¶Because of this I must lament and wail; I must go barefoot and naked; I must make a lament like the jackals And a mourning like the ostriches.
1:11	Go on your way, inhabitant of Shaphir, in shameful nakedness. The inhabitant of Zaanan does not escape. The lamentation of Beth ezel: He will take from you its support.	Pass on by, inhabitant of Shaphir, in shameful nakedness. The inhabitant of Zaanan does not go out. The lamentation of Beth ezel: He will take from you its support.
1:12	For the inhabitant of Maroth Becomes weak waiting for good, Because a calamity has come down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.	For the inhabitant of Maroth Writhes in waiting for good Because a calamity has come down from Yahweh To the gate of Jerusalem.
1:13	Harness the chariot to the team of horses, O inhabitant of Lachish— She was the beginning of sin To the daughter of Zion— Because in you were found The rebellious acts of Israel.	Harness the chariot to the team of horses, O inhabitant of Lachish— She was the beginning of sin To the daughter of Zion— Because in you were found The transgressions of Israel.
2:1	Woe to those who scheme iniquity, Who work out evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, For it is in the power of their hands.	Woe to those who devise wickedness, Who work out evil on their beds! When the light of the morning comes, they do it, For it is in the power of their hands.
2:2	They covet fields and then seize them, And houses, and take them away. They rob a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.	And they covet fields and then tear them away, And houses, and take them away. And they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
2:3	Therefore thus says the Lord, Behold, I am planning against this family a calamity From which you cannot remove your necks; And you will not walk haughtily, For it will be an evil time.	Therefore thus says Yahweh, Behold, I am devising against this family an evil demise From which you cannot remove your necks; And you will not walk haughtily, For it will be an evil time.
2:4	On that day they will take up against you a taunt And utter a bitter lamentation and say, We are completely destroyed! He exchanges the portion of my people; How He removes it from me! To the apostate He apportions our fields.	On that day they will take up against you a taunt And utter a bitter wailing and say, We are completely devastated! He exchanges the portion of my people; How He removes it from me! To the faithless one, He apportions our fields.
2:5	Therefore you will have no one stretching a measuring line For you by lot in the assembly of the Lord.	Therefore you will have no one stretching a measuring line For you by lot in the assembly of Yahweh.
2:6	Do not speak out, so they speak out. But if they do not speak out concerning these things, Reproaches will not be turned back.	¶Do not speak, dripping out words, they say while dripping out words. But if they do not drip out words concerning these things, Dishonor will not be turned back.
2:7	Is it being said, O house of Jacob: Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these His doings? Do not My words do good To the one walking uprightly?	Is it being said, O house of Jacob: Is the Spirit of Yahweh impatient? Are these His deeds? Do not My words do good To the one walking uprightly?
2:8	Recently My people have arisen as an enemy— You strip the robe off the garment From unsuspecting passers by, From those returned from war.	And recently My people have arisen as an enemy— You strip the robe off the garment From unsuspecting passers by, From those returned from war.
2:9	The women of My people you evict, Each one from her pleasant house. From her children you take My splendor forever.	The women of My people you drive out, Each one from her pleasant house. From her infants you take My splendor forever.
2:10	Arise and go, For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that brings on destruction, A painful destruction.	Arise and go, For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that wreaks destruction, A painful destruction.
2:11	If a man walking after wind and falsehood Had told lies and said, I will speak out to you concerning wine and liquor, He would be spokesman to this people.	If a man walking after wind and lying Had acted falsely and said, I will speak, dripping out words to you concerning wine and liquor, He would be one who drips out words as a spokesman to this people.
2:12	I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together like sheep in the fold; Like a flock in the midst of its pasture They will be noisy with men.	¶I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together like sheep in the fold; Like a flock in the midst of its pasture They will be noisy with men.
2:13	The breaker goes up before them; They break out, pass through the gate and go out by it. So their king goes on before them, And the Lord at their head.	The breaker goes up before them; They break out, pass through the gate, and go out by it. So their king goes on before them, And Yahweh at their head.
3:3	Who eat the flesh of my people, Strip off their skin from them, Break their bones And chop them up as for the pot And as meat in a kettle.	And who eat the flesh of my people, Strip off their skin from them, Break their bones, And spread them out as for the pot And as meat in a caldron.
3:4	Then they will cry out to the Lord, But He will not answer them. Instead, He will hide His face from them at that time Because they have practiced evil deeds.	Then they will cry out to Yahweh, But He will not answer them. Instead, He will hide His face from them at that time Because they have practiced evil deeds.
3:5	Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray; When they have something to bite with their teeth, They cry, Peace, But against him who puts nothing in their mouths They declare holy war.	Thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who lead my people astray; When they have something to bite with their teeth, They call out, Peace, But against him who puts nothing in their mouths, They set themselves apart for war.
3:6	Therefore it will be night for you—without vision, And darkness for you—without divination. The sun will go down on the prophets, And the day will become dark over them.	Therefore it will be night for you—without vision, And darkness for you—without divination. The sun will go down on the prophets, And the day will grow black over them.
3:7	The seers will be ashamed And the diviners will be embarrassed. Indeed, they will all cover their mouths Because there is no answer from God.	The seers will be ashamed, And the diviners will be humiliated. Indeed, they will all cover their mouths Because there is no answer from God.
3:8	On the other hand I am filled with power— With the Spirit of the Lord— And with justice and courage To make known to Jacob his rebellious act, Even to Israel his sin.	On the other hand I am filled with power— With the Spirit of Yahweh— And with justice and might To declare to Jacob his transgression, Even to Israel his sin.
3:11	Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests instruct for a price And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord saying, Is not the Lord in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us.	Her heads pronounce judgment for a bribe, And her priests instruct for a price, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on Yahweh saying, Is not Yahweh in our midst? Evil will not come upon us.
3:12	Therefore, on account of you Zion will be plowed as a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, And the mountain of the temple will become high places of a forest.	Therefore, on account of you Zion will be plowed as a field; Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, And the mountain of the house of God will become high places of a forest.
4:1	And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it.	Now it will be that in the last days The mountain of the house of Yahweh Will be established as the head of the mountains, And will be lifted up above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it.
4:2	Many nations will come and say, Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord And to the house of the God of Jacob, That He may teach us about His ways And that we may walk in His paths. For from Zion will go forth the law, Even the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.	And many nations will come and say, Come and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh And to the house of the God of Jacob, That He may instruct us from His ways And that we may walk in His paths. For from Zion will go forth the law, And the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
4:3	And He will judge between many peoples And render decisions for mighty, distant nations. Then they will hammer their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they train for war.	And He will judge between many peoples And will render decisions for mighty, distant nations. And they will hammer their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.
4:4	Each of them will sit under his vine And under his fig tree, With no one to make them afraid, For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.	And each of them will sit under his vine And under his fig tree, With no one to make them tremble, For the mouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken.
4:5	Though all the peoples walk Each in the name of his god, As for us, we will walk In the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.	Though all the peoples walk Each in the name of his god, As for us, we will walk In the name of Yahweh our God forever and ever.
4:6	In that day, declares the Lord, I will assemble the lame And gather the outcasts, Even those whom I have afflicted.	¶In that day, declares Yahweh, I will assemble the lame And gather the banished, Even those upon whom I have brought calamity.
4:7	I will make the lame a remnant And the outcasts a strong nation, And the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on and forever.	I will make the lame a remnant And the outcasts a mighty nation, And Yahweh will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on and forever.
4:8	As for you, tower of the flock, Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come— Even the former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.	And as for you, tower of the flock, Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come— Even the former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
4:9	Now, why do you cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?	¶Now, why do you make a loud shout? Is there no king among you, Or has your counselor perished, That writhing has taken hold of you like a woman in childbirth?
4:10	Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; There the Lord will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.	Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be delivered; There Yahweh will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.
4:11	And now many nations have been assembled against you Who say, Let her be polluted, And let our eyes gloat over Zion.	But now many nations have been assembled against you Who say, Let her be polluted, And let our eyes behold Zion in triumph.
4:12	But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, And they do not understand His purpose; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.	But they do not know the thoughts of Yahweh, And they do not understand His counsel; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
4:13	Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, For your horn I will make iron And your hoofs I will make bronze, That you may pulverize many peoples, That you may devote to the Lord their unjust gain And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.	Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, For your horn I will make iron, And your hoofs I will make bronze, That you may pulverize many peoples, That you may devote to Yahweh their greedy gain unto destruction And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
5:1	Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will smite the judge of Israel on the cheek.	Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.
5:2	But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.	But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from everlasting, From the ancient days.
5:3	Therefore He will give them up until the time When she who is in labor has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel.	Therefore He will give them up until the time When she who is in childbirth has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brothers Will return to the sons of Israel.
5:4	And He will arise and shepherd His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God. And they will remain, Because at that time He will be great To the ends of the earth.	And He will stand and shepherd His flock In the strength of Yahweh, In the majesty of the name of Yahweh His God. And they will remain Because at that time He will be great To the ends of the earth.
5:5	This One will be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land, When he tramples on our citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.	And this One will be peace. When the Assyrian enters our land, When he treads on our citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princes of men.
5:6	They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory.	And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he enters our land And when he treads within our borders.
5:7	Then the remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like dew from the Lord, Like showers on vegetation Which do not wait for man Or delay for the sons of men.	¶Then the remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like dew from Yahweh, Like showers on vegetation Which do not hope for man Or wait for the sons of men.
5:8	The remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if he passes through, Tramples down and tears, And there is none to rescue.	Then the remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if it passes through, Tramples down and tears, And there is none to deliver.
5:9	Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.	Your hand will be raised up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.
5:10	It will be in that day, declares the Lord, That I will cut off your horses from among you And destroy your chariots.	¶And it will be in that day, declares Yahweh, That I will cut off your horses from among you And destroy your chariots.
5:11	I will also cut off the cities of your land And tear down all your fortifications.	And I will cut off the cities of your land And pull down all your fortifications.
5:12	I will cut off sorceries from your hand, And you will have fortune tellers no more.	And I will cut off sorceries from your hand, And you will have soothsaying no more.
5:13	I will cut off your carved images And your sacred pillars from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands.	And I will cut off your graven images And your sacred pillars from among you So that you will no longer worship The work of your hands.
5:14	I will root out your Asherim from among you And destroy your cities.	And I will uproot your Asherim from among you And eradicate your cities.
5:15	And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed.	And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not listened.
6:1	Hear now what the Lord is saying, Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice.	Listen now to what Yahweh is saying, Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills listen to your voice.
6:2	Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because the Lord has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute.	Listen, you mountains, to the case of Yahweh, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because Yahweh has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will reprove.
6:4	Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt And ransomed you from the house of slavery, And I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam.	Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt And ransomed you from the house of slavery, And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
6:5	My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And from Shittim to Gilgal, So that you might know the righteous acts of the Lord.	My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And from Shittim to Gilgal, So that you might know the righteous acts of Yahweh.
6:6	With what shall I come to the Lord And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, With yearling calves?	¶With what shall I come before Yahweh And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With yearling calves?
6:7	Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?	Is Yahweh pleased with thousands of rams, With ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
6:8	He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?	He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does Yahweh require of you But to do justice, to love lovingkindness, And to walk humbly with your God?
6:9	The voice of the Lord will call to the city— And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?	¶The voice of Yahweh will call to the city— And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: Hear, O tribe. Who even has appointed its time?
6:10	Is there yet a man in the wicked house, Along with treasures of wickedness And a short measure that is cursed?	Is there yet a man in the wicked house, Along with treasures of wickedness, And a short measure which is cursed?
6:11	Can I justify wicked scales And a bag of deceptive weights?	Can I purify wicked scales And a bag of deceptive weights?
6:12	For the rich men of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.	For the rich men of the city are full of violence, And her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
6:14	You will eat, but you will not be satisfied, And your vileness will be in your midst. You will try to remove for safekeeping, But you will not preserve anything, And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.	You will eat, but you will not be satisfied, And your vileness will be in your midst. And you will try to remove something for safekeeping, But you will not cause anything to escape, And that which you do have escape, I will give to the sword.
6:16	The statutes of Omri And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed; And in their devices you walk. Therefore I will give you up for destruction And your inhabitants for derision, And you will bear the reproach of My people.	The statutes of Omri And all the works of the house of Ahab are kept; And in their counsels you walk. Therefore I will give you up as an object of horror And your inhabitants as an object of hissing, And you will bear the reproach of My people.
7:1	Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first ripe fig which I crave.	Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first ripe fig which my soul desires.
7:2	The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among men. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net.	The holy one has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among men. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net.
7:3	Concerning evil, both hands do it well. The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man speaks the desire of his soul; So they weave it together.	Concerning evil, both hands do it well. The prince asks, also the judge, for a payment, And a great man speaks the craving of his soul; So they weave it together.
7:4	The best of them is like a briar, The most upright like a thorn hedge. The day when you post your watchmen, Your punishment will come. Then their confusion will occur.	The best of them is like a briar, The most upright like a thorn hedge. The day when you post your watchmen, Your punishment will come. At that time their panic will happen.
7:5	Do not trust in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a friend. From her who lies in your bosom Guard your lips.	Do not believe in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a close companion. From her who lies in your bosom Guard the openings of your mouth.
7:6	For son treats father contemptuously, Daughter rises up against her mother, Daughter in law against her mother in law; A mans enemies are the men of his own household.	For son treats father as a wicked fool; Daughter rises up against her mother, Daughter in law against her mother in law; A mans enemies are the men of his own household.
7:7	But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.	¶But as for me, I will watch expectantly for Yahweh; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
7:8	Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a light for me.	Do not be glad over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I inhabit the darkness, Yahweh is a light for me.
7:9	I will bear the indignation of the Lord Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will see His righteousness.	¶I will bear the rage of Yahweh Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and does justice for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will see His righteousness.
7:10	Then my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? My eyes will look on her; At that time she will be trampled down Like mire of the streets.	Then my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, Where is Yahweh your God? My eyes will look on her; At that time she will be trampled down Like mire of the streets.
7:11	It will be a day for building your walls. On that day will your boundary be extended.	It will be a day for building your walls. On that day your boundary will be extended.
7:12	It will be a day when they will come to you From Assyria and the cities of Egypt, From Egypt even to the Euphrates, Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.	It will be a day when they will come to you From Assyria and the cities of Egypt, From Egypt even to the River, Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
7:14	Shepherd Your people with Your scepter, The flock of Your possession Which dwells by itself in the woodland, In the midst of a fruitful field. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead As in the days of old.	¶Shepherd Your people with Your scepter, The flock of Your inheritance Which dwells by itself in the forest, In the midst of a fruitful orchard. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead As in the ancient days.
7:15	As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show you miracles.	As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show you wondrous deeds.
7:16	Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf.	Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth; Their ears will be deaf.
7:17	They will lick the dust like a serpent, Like reptiles of the earth. They will come trembling out of their fortresses; To the Lord our God they will come in dread And they will be afraid before You.	They will lick the dust like a serpent, Like crawling things of the earth. They will come trembling out of their fortresses; To Yahweh our God they will come in dread, And they will be afraid before You.
7:18	Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity And passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in unchanging love.	Who is a God like You, who forgives iniquity And passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not hold fast to His anger forever Because He delights in lovingkindness.
7:19	He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.	He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities. And You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.
7:20	You will give truth to Jacob And unchanging love to Abraham, Which You swore to our forefathers From the days of old.	You will give truth to Jacob And lovingkindness to Abraham, Which You swore to our fathers From the days of old.