Micah Chapter 1 (NIV)
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The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—the vision he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
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Hear, O peoples, all of you,listen, O earth and all who are in it,that the Sovereign Lord may witness against you,the Lord from his holy temple.
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Judgment Against Samaria and JerusalemLook! The Lord is coming from his dwelling place;he comes down and treads the high places of the earth.
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The mountains melt beneath himand the valleys split apart,like wax before the fire,like water rushing down a slope.
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All this is because of Jacob’s transgression,because of the sins of the house of Israel.What is Jacob’s transgression?Is it not Samaria?What is Judah’s high place?Is it not Jerusalem?
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“Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble,a place for planting vineyards.I will pour her stones into the valleyand lay bare her foundations.
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All her idols will be broken to pieces;all her temple gifts will be burned with fire;I will destroy all her images.Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes,as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used.”
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Weeping and MourningBecause of this I will weep and wail;I will go about barefoot and naked.I will howl like a jackaland moan like an owl.
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For her wound is incurable;it has come to Judah.It has reached the very gate of my people,even to Jerusalem itself.
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Tell it not in Gath;weep not at all.In Beth Ophrahroll in the dust.
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Pass on in nakedness and shame,you who live in Shaphir.Those who live in Zaananwill not come out.Beth Ezel is in mourning;its protection is taken from you.
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Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain,waiting for relief,because disaster has come from the Lord,even to the gate of Jerusalem.
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You who live in Lachish,harness the team to the chariot.You were the beginning of sinto the Daughter of Zion,for the transgressions of Israelwere found in you.
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Therefore you will give parting giftsto Moresheth Gath.The town of Aczib will prove deceptiveto the kings of Israel.
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I will bring a conqueror against youwho live in Mareshah.He who is the glory of Israelwill come to Adullam.
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Shave your heads in mourningfor the children in whom you delight;make yourselves as bald as the vulture,for they will go from you into exile.
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