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.

1The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the dayes of Iotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Kings of Iudah, which hee saw concerning Samaria and Ierusalem.

2Heare all ye people, hearken O earth, and all that therein is, and let the Lord God be witnesse against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

3For behold, the Lord commeth forth out of his place, and will come downe and tread vpon the high places of the earth.

4And the mountaines shall be molten vnder him, and the valleis shall be cleft: as waxe before the fire, and as the waters that are powred downe a steepe place.

5For the transgression of Iacob is all this, and for the sinnes of the house of Israel: What is the transgression of Iacob? Is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Iudah? are they not Ierusalem?

6Therfore I will make Samaria as an heape of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard; and I will powre downe the stones therof into the valley, and I will discouer the foundations thereof.

7And all the grauen images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burnt with the fire, and all the idoles therof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall returne to the hire of an harlot.

8Therfore I wil waile and houle, I will goe stript and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owles.

9For her wound is incurable, for it is come vnto Iudah: he is come vnto the gate of my people, euen to Ierusalem.

10 Declare yee it not at Gath, weepe yee not at all: In the house of Aphrah rowle thy selfe in the dust.

11Passe yee away thou inhabitant of Saphir, hauing thy shame naked; the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel, he shall receiue of you his standing.

12For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good, but euill came downe from the Lord vnto the gate of Ierusalem.

13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the charet to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sinne to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

14Therfore shalt thou giue presents to Moresheth-Gath: the houses of Achzib shalbe a lie to þe kings of Israel.

15Yet wil I bring an heire vnto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come vnto Adullam, the glory of Israel

16Make thee bald, and polle thee for thy delicate children, enlarge thy baldnesse as the Eagle, for they are gone into captiuitie from thee.

I == Jer 26:18

 

 

II == Isa 1:2 ; Jon 2:7 ; Hab 2:20 ; Mal 3:5

 

III == Deut 32:13 ; 33:29 ; Ps 115:3 ; Isa 26:21 ; Amos 4:13

IV == Judg 5:5 ; Ps 97:5 ; Isa 64:1-3 ; Amos 9:5 ; Hab 3:6 , 10

 

 

 

VI == 2nd Kings 19:25 ; Ezek 13:14

 

 

VII == Hos 2:5 , 12

 

 

 

VIII == Job 30:29 ; Ps 102:6 ; Isa 20:2-4 ; 21:3 ; 22:4 ; Jer 4:19

IX == 2nd Kings 18:13 ; Isa 8:7-8

 

X == 2nd Sam 1:20 ; Jer 6:26

 

XI == Isa 20:4 ; 47:2-3 ; Jer 13:22 ; Nah 3:5

 

XII == Amos 3:6

 

 

XIII == 2nd Kings 18:14 , 17

 

 

XIV == Josh 15:44 ; 2nd Sam 8:2 ; 2nd Kings 18:14-16

XV == Josh 15:44 ; 2nd Chr 11:7

XVI == Job 1:20 ; Isa 15:2 ; 22:12 ; Jer 7:29 ; 16:6

 

 

1 The word of the LORD which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah: that is, the vision he received concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

2 Hear, O peoples, all of you, give heed, O earth, and all that fills you! Let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple!

3 For see, the LORD comes forth from his place, he descends and treads upon the heights of the earth.

4 The mountains melt under him and the valleys split open, Like wax before the fire, like water poured down a slope.

5 For the crime of Jacob all this comes to pass, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the crime of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the sin of the house of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

6 I will make Samaria a stone heap in the field, a place to plant for vineyards; I will throw down into the valley her stones, and lay bare her foundations.

7 All her idols shall be broken to pieces, all her wages shall be burned in the fire, and all her statues I will destroy. As the wages of a harlot they were gathered, and to the wages of a harlot shall they return.

8 For this reason I lament and wail, I go barefoot and naked; I utter lamentation like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.

9 There is no remedy for the blow she has been struck; rather, it has come even to Judah, It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

10 Publish it not in Gath, weep not at all; In Beth-leaphrah roll in the dust.

11 Pass by, you who dwell in Shaphir! The inhabitants of Zaanan come not forth from their city. The lamentation of Beth-ezel finds in you its grounds.

12 How can the inhabitants of Maroth hope for good? For evil has come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.

13 Harness steeds to the chariots, O inhabitants of Lachish; Lachish, the beginning of sin for daughter Zion, Because there were in you the crimes of Israel.

14 Therefore you shall give parting gifts to Moresheth-gath; Beth-achzib is a deception to the kings of Israel.

15 Yet must I bring to you the conqueror, O inhabitants of Mareshah; Even to Adullam shall go the glory of Israel.

16 Make yourself bald, pluck out your hair, for the children whom you cherish; Let your baldness be as the eagle's, because they are exiled from you.

v 1. Micah means “Who is like the Lord?” His town, Moresheth is about twenty five miles southwest of Jerusalem near Gath and Lachish. His vision and prophecy was during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, and was contemporary with Isaiah.

v 2-5. God calls the people of the earth to sit as a jury and observe that He would come down to judge both Judah and Israel and judgment would be just. The high places He stepped on were pagan altars on hill tops, even in Jerusalem.

v 6,7. The destruction on Samaria would be from Assyria, and looks to the distant future of destruction at the battle of Armageddon. Wages paid to temple prostitutes were given to the temple, and the action showed Israel’s spiritual adultery from God.

v 8,9. Like Isaiah 20:2, Micah went barefoot in his underwear to show his great remorse over coming judgment. He also wailed like animals. Sennacherib took 46 towns in Judah and surrounded Jerusalem, 2 Kings 18 and 19.

v 10-12.  Micah didn’t want Gath to hear of the destruction, but those of Aphrah were to roll in dust to show sorrow. Shaphir, beautiful , would be a place of nakedness and shame. Maroth waited for help from Jerusalem, but they were besieged.

v 13. Lachish, who lured Zion to idolatry would try to escape but would not.

v 14. Moresheth-Gath would not help Israel, but would be a gift to Assyria.

v 15. Maresha would be possessed by Assyria and the leaders flee to Adullam.

v 16. People from the towns would shave their heads when children were exiled.