Micah 1:1-16.
Micah 1.1-16
I am Micah from Moresheth. And this is the message about Samaria and
Jerusalem that the Lord gave to me when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
were the kings of Judah.
Judgment on Samaria
Listen, all of you! Earth and everything on it, pay close attention.
The Lord God accuses you from his holy temple. And he will come down
to crush underfoot every pagan altar. Mountains will melt beneath his
feet like wax beside a fire. Valleys will vanish like water rushing
down a ravine. This will happen because of the terrible sins of
Israel, the descendants of Jacob. Samaria has led Israel to sin, and
pagan altars at Jerusalem have made Judah sin.
So the Lord will leave Samaria in ruins- merely an empty field where
vineyards are planted. He will scatter its stones and destroy its
foundations. Samaria's idols will be smashed, and the wages of temple
prostitutes will be destroyed by fire. Silver and gold from those
idols will then be used by foreigners as payment for prostitutes.
Judah Is Doomed
Because of this tragedy, I go barefoot and naked. My crying and
weeping sound like howling wolves or ostriches. The nation is fatally
wounded. Judah is doomed. Jerusalem will fall.
Don't tell it in Gath! Don't even cry. Instead, roll in the dust at
Beth-Leaphrah. Depart naked and ashamed, you people of Shaphir. The
town of Bethezel mourns because no one from Zaanan went out to help.
Everyone in Maroth hoped for the best, but the Lord sent disaster down
on Jerusalem.
Get the war chariots ready, you people of Lachish. You led Jerusalem
into sin, just as Israel did. Now you will have to give a going-away
gift to Moresheth. Israel's kings will discover that they cannot trust
the town of Achzib.
People of Mareshah, the Lord will send someone to capture your town.
Then Israel's glorious king will be forced to hide in Adullam Cave.
Judah, shave your head as bald as a buzzard and start mourning. Your
precious children will be dragged off to a foreign country.
God bless you.
I am Micah from Moresheth. And this is the message about Samaria and
Jerusalem that the Lord gave to me when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
were the kings of Judah.
Judgment on Samaria
Listen, all of you! Earth and everything on it, pay close attention.
The Lord God accuses you from his holy temple. And he will come down
to crush underfoot every pagan altar. Mountains will melt beneath his
feet like wax beside a fire. Valleys will vanish like water rushing
down a ravine. This will happen because of the terrible sins of
Israel, the descendants of Jacob. Samaria has led Israel to sin, and
pagan altars at Jerusalem have made Judah sin.
So the Lord will leave Samaria in ruins- merely an empty field where
vineyards are planted. He will scatter its stones and destroy its
foundations. Samaria's idols will be smashed, and the wages of temple
prostitutes will be destroyed by fire. Silver and gold from those
idols will then be used by foreigners as payment for prostitutes.
Judah Is Doomed
Because of this tragedy, I go barefoot and naked. My crying and
weeping sound like howling wolves or ostriches. The nation is fatally
wounded. Judah is doomed. Jerusalem will fall.
Don't tell it in Gath! Don't even cry. Instead, roll in the dust at
Beth-Leaphrah. Depart naked and ashamed, you people of Shaphir. The
town of Bethezel mourns because no one from Zaanan went out to help.
Everyone in Maroth hoped for the best, but the Lord sent disaster down
on Jerusalem.
Get the war chariots ready, you people of Lachish. You led Jerusalem
into sin, just as Israel did. Now you will have to give a going-away
gift to Moresheth. Israel's kings will discover that they cannot trust
the town of Achzib.
People of Mareshah, the Lord will send someone to capture your town.
Then Israel's glorious king will be forced to hide in Adullam Cave.
Judah, shave your head as bald as a buzzard and start mourning. Your
precious children will be dragged off to a foreign country.
God bless you.
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