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World English Bible

Micah 1 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’s word that came to Micah of Morasheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
[2] Hear, you peoples, all of you! Listen, O earth, and all that is therein. Let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
[3] For behold, Yahweh comes out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
[4] The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place.
[5] “All this is for the disobedience of Jacob, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the disobedience of Jacob? Isn’t it Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Aren’t they Jerusalem?
[6] Therefore I will make Samaria like a rubble heap of the field, like places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down its stones into the valley, and I will uncover its foundations.
[7] All her idols will be beaten to pieces, all her temple gifts will be burned with fire, and I will destroy all her images; for of the hire of a prostitute has she gathered them, and to the hire of a prostitute shall they return.”
[8] For this I will lament and wail. I will go stripped and naked. I will howl like the jackals and mourn like the ostriches.
[9] For her wounds are incurable; for it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
[10] Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.
[11] Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out. The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.
[12] For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
[13] Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
[14] Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.
[15] I will yet bring a conqueror to you, inhabitants of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
[16] Shave your heads, and cut off your hair for the children of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the vulture, for they have gone into captivity from you!

Micah 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Micah 1:2 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
Micah 1:3 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Micah 1:10 Beth Ophrah means literally “House of Dust.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Micah 1 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] For, behold, the Lord cometh forth () out of his place, and will come down, () and tread () upon the high places of the earth.
[4] 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.
[5] 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?
[6] 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.
[7] 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. ()
[8] 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.
[9] For her wound is incurable; () for it is come () unto Judah; he is come () unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
[10] Declare () ye it not at Gath, weep () ye not at all: () in the house of Aphrah roll () () () thyself in the dust.
[11] Pass ye away, () thou inhabitant () of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant () of Zaanan came not forth () in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive () of you his standing.
[12] For the inhabitant () of Maroth waited carefully () for good: but evil came down () from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem.
[13] 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.
[14] Therefore shalt thou give () presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
[15] Yet will I bring () an heir () unto thee, O inhabitant () of Mareshah: he shall come () unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
[16] Make thee bald, () and poll () thee for thy delicate children; enlarge () thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity () from thee.

Micah 1:2 Heb. the fullness thereof
Micah 1:4 Heb. a descent
Micah 1:8 Heb. daughters of the owl
Micah 1:9 Or, she is greviously sick of her wounds
Micah 1:10 That is, dust
Micah 1:11a Heb. inhabitress
Micah 1:11b Or, thou that dwellest fairly
Micah 1:11c Or, the country of flocks
Micah 1:11d Or, a place near
Micah 1:12 Or, was grieved
Micah 1:14a Or, for
Micah 1:14b That is, a lie

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Micah 1 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς μιχαιαν τον του μωρασθι εν ημεραις ιωαθαμ και αχαζ και εζεκιου βασιλεων ιουδα υπερ ων ειδεν περι σαμαρειας και περι ιερουσαλημ
[2] ακουσατε λαοι λογους και προσεχετω η γη και παντες οι εν αυτη και εσται κυριος εν υμιν εις μαρτυριον κυριος εξ οικου αγιου αυτου
[3] διοτι ιδου κυριος εκπορευεται εκ του τοπου αυτου και καταβησεται και επιβησεται επι τα υψη της γης
[4] και σαλευθησεται τα ορη υποκατωθεν αυτου και αι κοιλαδες τακησονται ως κηρος απο προσωπου πυρος και ως υδωρ καταφερομενον εν καταβασει
[5] δια ασεβειαν ιακωβ παντα ταυτα και δια αμαρτιαν οικου ισραηλ τις η ασεβεια του ιακωβ ου σαμαρεια και τις η αμαρτια οικου ιουδα ουχι ιερουσαλημ
[6] και θησομαι σαμαρειαν εις οπωροφυλακιον αγρου και εις φυτειαν αμπελωνος και κατασπασω εις χαος τους λιθους αυτης και τα θεμελια αυτης αποκαλυψω
[7] και παντα τα γλυπτα αυτης κατακοψουσιν και παντα τα μισθωματα αυτης εμπρησουσιν εν πυρι και παντα τα ειδωλα αυτης θησομαι εις αφανισμον διοτι εκ μισθωματων πορνειας συνηγαγεν και εκ μισθωματων πορνειας συνεστρεψεν
[8] ενεκεν τουτου κοψεται και θρηνησει πορευσεται ανυποδετος και γυμνη ποιησεται κοπετον ως δρακοντων και πενθος ως θυγατερων σειρηνων
[9] οτι κατεκρατησεν η πληγη αυτης διοτι ηλθεν εως ιουδα και ηψατο εως πυλης λαου μου εως ιερουσαλημ
[10] οι εν γεθ μη μεγαλυνεσθε οι εν ακιμ μη ανοικοδομειτε εξ οικου κατα γελωτα γην καταπασασθε κατα γελωτα υμων
[11] κατοικουσα καλως τας πολεις αυτης ουκ εξηλθεν κατοικουσα σεννααν κοψασθαι οικον εχομενον αυτης λημψεται εξ υμων πληγην οδυνης
[12] τις ηρξατο εις αγαθα κατοικουση οδυνας οτι κατεβη κακα παρα κυριου επι πυλας ιερουσαλημ
[13] ψοφος αρματων και ιππευοντων κατοικουσα λαχις αρχηγος αμαρτιας αυτη εστιν τη θυγατρι σιων οτι εν σοι ευρεθησαν ασεβειαι του ισραηλ
[14] δια τουτο δωσεις εξαποστελλομενους εως κληρονομιας γεθ οικους ματαιους εις κενα εγενετο τοις βασιλευσιν του ισραηλ
[15] εως τους κληρονομους αγαγω σοι κατοικουσα λαχις κληρονομια εως οδολλαμ ηξει η δοξα της θυγατρος ισραηλ
[16] ξυρησαι και κειραι επι τα τεκνα τα τρυφερα σου εμπλατυνον την χηρειαν σου ως αετος οτι ηχμαλωτευθησαν απο σου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.