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Micah 1:3

Judgment

1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

2 Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.

For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

4 The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.

5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
KJV
For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
WEB
For behold, the LORD comes out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
ASV
For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
DARBY
For behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
BLB
For behold, YHWH is coming from His station. He will come down and will tread upon the high places of the earth.
ÅB
For se, Herren går ut fra sin bolig.
Han stiger ned og trår fram over jordens høyder.
OTB
For se, Herren forlater sin bolig.
Han vil stige ned og vandre på jordens høyder.
B1930
For se, Herren går ut fra sin bolig; han stiger ned og farer frem over jordens høider.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Amos 4:13

    For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth— the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”

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  • Isaiah 26:21

    For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:13

    He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,

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  • Psalms 115:3

    Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

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  • Habakkuk 3:19

    GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

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  • Job 40:12

    Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.

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  • Isaiah 25:10

    For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.

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