1 The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that came to Micah H4318 (מִיכָה) — Micah, the name of seven Israelites
- the Morasthite H4183 (מוֹרַשְׁתִּי) — a Morashtite or inhabitant of Moresheth-Gath
- in the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Jotham H3147 (יוֹתָם) — Jotham, the name of three Israelites
- Ahaz H271 (אָחָז) — Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
- Hezekiah H3169 (יְחִזְקִיָּה) — Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites
- kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- which he saw H2372 (חָזָה) — to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
- concerning Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- and Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
2 Hear, ye peoples, all of you; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord Jehovah be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- all ye people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- hearken H7181 (קָשַׁב) — to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- O earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and all that therein H4393 (מְלֹא) — fulness (literally or figuratively)
- is: and let the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- be witness H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- against you, the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- from his holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- temple H1964 (הֵיכָל) — a large public building, such as a palace or temple
3 For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For, behold, Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- cometh forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- out of his place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- and will come down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- and tread H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- upon the high places H1116 (בָּמָה) — an elevation
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
4 And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- shall be molten H4549 (מָסַס) — to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
- under him, and the valleys H6010 (עֵמֶק) — a vale (i.e. broad depression)
- shall be cleft H1234 (בָּקַע) — to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
- as wax H1749 (דּוֹנַג) — wax;
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- as the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- poured H5064 (נָגַר) — to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over
- down a steep place H4174 (מוֹרָד) — a descent; as architecture, an ornamental appendage, perhaps a festoon
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?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the transgression H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- all this, and for the sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- of the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- the transgression H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- not Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- the high places H1116 (בָּמָה) — an elevation
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- not Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
6 Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, and as places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will uncover the foundations thereof.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore I will make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- as an heap H5856 (עִי) — a ruin (as if overturned)
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- as plantings H4302 (מַטָּע) — something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting
- of a vineyard H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- and I will pour down H5064 (נָגַר) — to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over
- the stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- thereof into the valley H1516 (גַּיְא) — a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
- and I will discover H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- the foundations H3247 (יְסוֹד) — a foundation (literally or figuratively)
7 And all her graven images shall be beaten to pieces, and all her hires shall be burned with fire, and all her idols will I lay desolate; for of the hire of a harlot hath she gathered them, and unto the hire of a harlot shall they return.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And all the graven images H6456 (פְּסִיל) — an idol
- thereof shall be beaten to pieces H3807 (כָּתַת) — to bruise or violently strike
- and all the hires H868 (אֶתְנַן) — a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)
- thereof shall be burned H8313 (שָׂרַף) — to be (causatively, set) on fire
- with the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- and all the idols H6091 (עָצָב) — an (idolatrous) image
- thereof will I lay H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- for she gathered H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- of the hire H868 (אֶתְנַן) — a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)
- of an harlot H2181 (זָנָה) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish…
- and they shall return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to the hire H868 (אֶתְנַן) — a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)
8 For this will I lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore I will wail H5594 (סָפַד) — properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
- and howl H3213 (יָלַל) — to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
- I will go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- stripped H7758 (שׁוֹלָל) — nude (especially bare-foot); by implication, captive
- and naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
- I will make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- a wailing H4553 (מִסְפֵּד) — a lamentation
- like the dragons H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- and mourning H60 (אֵבֶל) — lamentation
- as the owls H3284 (יַעֲנָה)
- as the owls H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
9 For her wounds are incurable; for it is come even unto Judah; it reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For her wound H4347 (מַכָּה) — a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
- incurable H605 (אָנַשׁ) — to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholy
- for it is come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- he is come H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- unto the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- of my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- to Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
10 Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Declare H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- not at Gath H1661 (גַּת) — Gath, a Philistine city
- weep H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- ye not at all H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- in the house of Aphrah H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה) — Beth-le-Aphrah, a place in Palestine
- roll H6428 (פָּלַשׁ) — to roll (in dust)
- thyself in the dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
11 Pass away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the stay thereof.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Pass ye away H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- thou inhabitant H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- of Saphir H8208 (שָׁפִיר) — Shaphir, a place in Palestine
- having thy shame H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת) — shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
- naked H6181 (עֶרְיָה) — nudity
- the inhabitant H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- of Zaanan H6630 (צַאֲנָן) — Zaanan, a place in Palestine
- came not forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- in the mourning H4553 (מִסְפֵּד) — a lamentation
- of Beth–ezel H1018 (בֵּית הָאֵצֶל) — Beth-ha-Etsel, a place in Palestine
- he shall receive H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- of you his standing H5979 (עֶמְדָּה) — a station, i.e. domicile
12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the inhabitant H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- of Maroth H4796 (מָרוֹת) — Maroth, a place in Palestine
- waited carefully H2342 (חוּל) — properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively,…
- for good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- but evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- came down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- from Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
13 Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O inhabitant of Lachish: she was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O thou inhabitant H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- of Lachish H3923 (לָכִישׁ) — Lakish, a place in Palestine
- bind H7573 (רָתַם) — to yoke up (to the pole of a vehicle)
- the chariot H4818 (מֶרְכָּבָה) — a chariot
- to the swift beast H7409 (רֶכֶשׁ) — a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication, a courser
- the beginning H7225 (רֵאשִׁית) — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
- of the sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- to the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- for the transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- were found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
14 Therefore shalt thou give a parting gift to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing unto the kings of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore shalt thou give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- presents H7964 (שִׁלּוּחַ) — (only in plural) a dismissal, i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower
- to Moresheth–gath H4182 (מוֹרֶשֶׁת גַּת) — Moresheth-Gath, a place in Palestine
- the houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Achzib H392 (אַכְזִיב) — Akzib, the name of two places in Palestine
- a lie H391 (אַכְזָב) — falsehood; by implication treachery
- to the kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
15 I will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yet will I bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- an heir H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- unto thee, O inhabitant H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- of Mareshah H4762 (מַרְאֵשָׁה) — Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine
- he shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto Adullam H5725 (עֲדֻלָּם) — Adullam, a place in Palestine
- the glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
16 Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the children of thy delight: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Make thee bald H7139 (קָרַח) — to depilate
- and poll H1494 (גָּזַז) — to cut off; specifically to shear a flock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy
- thee for thy delicate H8588 (תַּעֲנוּג) — luxury
- children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- enlarge H7337 (רָחַב) — to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
- thy baldness H7144 (קׇרְחָה) — baldness
- as the eagle H5404 (נֶשֶׁר) — the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
- for they are gone into captivity H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal