1 The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 that came to Micah 4318 the Morasthite 4183 in the days 3117 of Jotham 3147, Ahaz 271, and Hezekiah 3169, kings 4428 of Judah 3063, which he saw 2372 concerning Samaria 8111 and Jerusalem 3389.
2 Hear 8085, all ye people 5971; hearken 7181, O earth 776, and all that therein 4393 is: and let the Lord 136 GOD 3069 be witness 5707 against you, the Lord 136 from his holy 6944 temple 1964.
3 For, behold, the LORD 3068 cometh forth 3318 out of his place 4725, and will come down 3381, and tread 1869 upon the high places 1116 of the earth 776.
4 And the mountains 2022 shall be molten 4549 under him, and the valleys 6010 shall be cleft 1234, as wax 1749 before 6440 the fire 784, and as the waters 4325 that are poured 5064 down a steep place 4174.
5 For the transgression 6588 of Jacob 3290 is all this, and for the sins 2403 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478. What is the transgression 6588 of Jacob 3290? is it not Samaria 8111? and what are the high places 1116 of Judah 3063? are they not Jerusalem 3389?
6 Therefore I will make 7760 Samaria 8111 as an heap 5856 of the field 7704, and as plantings 4302 of a vineyard 3754: and I will pour down 5064 the stones 68 thereof into the valley 1516, and I will discover 1540 the foundations 3247 thereof.
7 And all the graven images 6456 thereof shall be beaten to pieces 3807, and all the hires 868 thereof shall be burned 8313 with the fire 784, and all the idols 6091 thereof will I lay 7760 desolate 8077: for she gathered 6908 it of the hire 868 of an harlot 2181, and they shall return 7725 to the hire 868 of an harlot 2181.
8 Therefore I will wail 5594 and howl 3213, I will go 3212 stripped 7758 7758 and naked 6174: I will make 6213 a wailing 4553 like the dragons 8577, and mourning 60 as the owls 1323 3284.
9 For her wound 4347 is incurable 605; for it is come 935 unto Judah 3063; he is come 5060 unto the gate 8179 of my people 5971, even to Jerusalem 3389.
10 Declare 5046 ye it not at Gath 1661, weep 1058 ye not at all 1058: in the house of Aphrah 1036 roll 6428 6428 thyself in the dust 6083.
11 Pass ye away 5674, thou inhabitant 3427 of Saphir 8208, having thy shame 1322 naked 6181: the inhabitant 3427 of Zaanan 6630 came not forth 3318 in the mourning 4553 of Bethezel 1018; he shall receive 3947 of you his standing 5979.
12 For the inhabitant 3427 of Maroth 4796 waited carefully 2342 for good 2896: but evil 7451 came down 3381 from the LORD 3068 unto the gate 8179 of Jerusalem 3389.
13 O thou inhabitant 3427 of Lachish 3923, bind 7573 the chariot 4818 to the swift beast 7409: she is the beginning 7225 of the sin 2403 to the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726: for the transgressions 6588 of Israel 3478 were found 4672 in thee.
14 Therefore shalt thou give 5414 presents 7964 to Moreshethgath 4182: the houses 1004 of Achzib 392 shall be a lie 391 to the kings 4428 of Israel 3478.
15 Yet will I bring 935 an heir 3423 unto thee, O inhabitant 3427 of Mareshah 4762: he shall come 935 unto Adullam 5725 the glory 3519 of Israel 3478.
16 Make thee bald 7139, and poll 1494 thee for thy delicate 8588 children 1121; enlarge 7337 thy baldness 7144 as the eagle 5404; for they are gone into captivity 1540 from thee.