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  1:1 ¶
AND the word of the Lord came to Micah{gr.Michaeas} the son of Morasthi, in the days of Jotham{gr.Joatham}, and Ahaz{gr.Achaz}, and Hezekiah{gr.Ezekias}, kings of Judah{gr.Juda}, concerning what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem. |
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1:1 ¶
The wordº
of Yahwehº
thatº
cameº
toº
Micahº
the Morasthiteº
in the daysº
of Jotham,º
Ahaz,º
[and] Hezekiah,º
kingsº
of Judah,º
whichº
he sawºº
concerningº
Samariaº
and Jerusalem.º |
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1:2
Hear [these] words, ye people; and let the earth give heed, and all that are in it: and the Lord God shall be among you for a testimony, the Lord out of his holy habitation. |
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1:2
Hear,ºº
allº
ye people;º
hearken,ºº
O earth,º
and all that thereinº
is:º
and let Adonaiº
Yahwehº
beº
witnessº
against you, Yahwehº
from his holyº
temple.ºº |
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1:3
For, behold, the Lord comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and will go upon the high places of the earth. |
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1:3
For,º
behold,º
Yahwehº
cometh forthºº
out of his place,ºº
and will come down,ºº
and treadºº
uponº
the high placesº
of the earth.º |
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1:4
And the mountains shall be shaken under him, and the valleys shall melt like wax before the fire, and as water rushing down a declivity. |
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1:4
And the mountainsº
shall be moltenºº
underº
him, and the valleysº
shall be cleft,ºº
as waxº
beforeºº
the fire,º
[and] as the watersº
[that are] pouredºº
downº
a steep place.º |
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1:5
All these [calamities are] for the transgression of Jacob, and for the sin of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? [is it] not Samaria? and what is the sin of the house of Judah{gr.Juda}? [is it] not Jerusalem? |
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1:5
For the transgressionº
of Jacobº
[is] allº
this,º
and for the sinsº
of the houseº
of Israel.º
Whatº
[is] the transgressionº
of Jacob?º
[is it] notº
Samaria?º
and whatº
[are] the high placesº
of Judah?º
[are they] notº
Jerusalem?º |
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1:6
Therefore I will make Samaria [as] a store-house of the fruits of the field, and [as] a planting of a vineyard: and I will utterly demolish her stones, and I will expose her foundations. |
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1:6
Therefore I will makeºº
Samariaº
as an heapº
of the field,º
[and] as plantingsº
of a vineyard:º
and I will pour downºº
the stonesº
thereof into the valley,º
and I will discoverºº
the foundationsº
thereof. |
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1:7
And they shall cut in pieces all the graven images, and all that she has hired they shall burn with fire, and I will utterly destroy all her idols: because she has gathered of the hires of fornication, and of the hires of fornication has she amassed [wealth]. |
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1:7
And allº
the graven imagesº
thereof shall be beaten to pieces,ºº
and allº
the hiresº
thereof shall be burnedºº
with the fire,º
and allº
the idolsº
thereof will I layºº
desolate:º
forº
she gatheredºº
[it] of the hireºº
of an harlot,ºº
and they shall returnºº
toº
the hireº
of an harlot.ºº |
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1:8
Therefore shall she lament and wail, she shall go barefooted, and [being] naked she shall make lamentation as [that] of serpents, and mourning as of the daughters of sirens. |
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1:8
Thereforeºº
I will wailºº
and howl,ºº
I will goººº
strippedºº
and naked:º
I will makeºº
a wailingº
like the dragons,ºº
and mourningº
as the owls.ºº |
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1:9
For her plague has become grievous; for it has come even to Judah{gr.Juda}; and has reached to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. |
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1:9
Forº
her woundº
[is] incurable;ºº
forº
it is comeºº
untoº
Judah;º
he is comeºº
untoº
the gateº
of my people,º
[even] toº
Jerusalem.º |
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1:10 ¶
Ye that are in Gath{gr.Geth}, exalt not yourselves, and ye Anakim{gr.Enakim}, do not rebuild from [the ruins of] the house in derision: sprinkle dust [in the place of] your laughter. |
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1:10 ¶
Declareºº
ye [it] notº
at Gath,º
weepºº
ye not at all:ººº
in the houseº
of Aphrahº
rollºººº
thyselfº
in the dust.º |
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1:11
The inhabitant of Sennaar, fairly inhabiting her cities, came not forth to mourn for the house next to her: she shall receive of you the stroke of grief. |
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1:11
Pass ye away,ºº
thou inhabitantºº
of Saphir,º
having thy shameº
naked:º
the inhabitantºº
of Zaananº
came not forthººº
in the mourningº
of Bethezel;º
he shall receiveºº
ofº
you his standing.º |
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1:12
Who has begun [to act] for good to her that dwells in sorrow? for calamities have come down from the Lord upon the gates of Jerusalem, |
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1:12
Forº
the inhabitantºº
of Marothº
waited carefullyººº
for good:º
butº
evilº
came downºº
fromºº
Yahwehº
unto the gateº
of Jerusalem.º |
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1:13
[even] a sound of chariots and horsemen: the inhabitants of Lachish{gr.Lachis}, she is the leader of sin to the daughter of Zion{gr.Sion}: for in thee were found the transgressions of Israel. |
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1:13
O thou inhabitantºº
of Lachish,º
bindºº
the chariotº
to the swift beast:º
sheº
[is] the beginningº
of the sinº
to the daughterº
of Zion:º
forº
the transgressionsº
of Israelº
were foundºº
in thee. |
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1:14
Therefore shall he cause men to be sent forth as far as the inheritance of Gath{gr.Geth}, [even] vain houses; they are become vanity to the kings of Israel; |
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1:14
Thereforeº
shalt thou giveºº
presentsº
toº
Moreshethgath:º
the housesº
of Achzibº
[shall be] a lieº
to the kingsº
of Israel.º |
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1:15
until they bring the heirs, O inhabitant of Lachish{gr.Lachis}: the inheritance shall reach to Adullam{gr.Odollam}, [even] the glory of the daughter of Israel. |
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1:15
Yetº
will I bringºº
an heirºº
unto thee, O inhabitantºº
of Mareshah:º
he shall comeºº
untoº
Adullamº
the gloryº
of Israel.º |
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1:16
Shave thine hair, and make thyself bald for thy delicate children; increase thy widowhood as an eagle; for [thy people] are gone into captivity from thee. |
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1:16
Make thee bald,ºº
and pollºº
thee forº
thy delicateº
children;º
enlargeºº
thy baldnessº
as the eagle;º
forº
they are gone into captivityºº
fromº
thee. |
