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Text -- Micah 1:1-9 (NET)
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1:1 This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to Micah of Moresheth . He delivered this message during the reigns of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah . The prophecies pertain to Samaria and Jerusalem .
The Judge is Coming
1:2 Listen , all you nations ! Pay attention , all inhabitants of earth ! The sovereign Lord will testify against you; the Lord will accuse you from his majestic palace .
1:3 Look , the Lord is coming out of his dwelling place ! He will descend and march on the earth’s mountaintops !
1:4 The mountains will disintegrate beneath him, and the valleys will be split in two . The mountains will melt like wax in a fire , the rocks will slide down like water cascading down a steep slope .
1:5 All this is because of Jacob’s rebellion and the sins of the nation of Israel . How has Jacob rebelled, you ask? Samaria epitomizes their rebellion ! Where are Judah’s pagan worship centers , you ask? They are right in Jerusalem !
1:6 “I will turn Samaria into a heap of ruins in an open field – vineyards will be planted there! I will tumble the rubble of her stone walls down into the valley , and tear down her fortifications to their foundations .
1:7 All her carved idols will be smashed to pieces; all her metal cult statues will be destroyed by fire . I will make a waste heap of all her images . Since she gathered the metal as a prostitute collects her wages , the idols will become a prostitute’s wages again .”
1:8 For this reason I will mourn and wail ; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments . I will howl like a wild dog , and screech like an owl .
1:9 For Samaria’s disease is incurable . It has infected Judah ; it has spread to the leadership of my people and has even contaminated Jerusalem !
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NET Notes -> Mic 1:1; Mic 1:1; Mic 1:1; Mic 1:1; Mic 1:1; Mic 1:1; Mic 1:2; Mic 1:2; Mic 1:2; Mic 1:2; Mic 1:2; Mic 1:3; Mic 1:3; Mic 1:4; Mic 1:4; Mic 1:4; Mic 1:4; Mic 1:5; Mic 1:5; Mic 1:5; Mic 1:5; Mic 1:5; Mic 1:5; Mic 1:5; Mic 1:5; Mic 1:6; Mic 1:6; Mic 1:6; Mic 1:6; Mic 1:6; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9
NET Notes: Mic 1:1 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Mic 1:2 Or “his holy temple” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). This refers to the Lord’s dwelling in heaven, however, rather than the temple...
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NET Notes: Mic 1:4 The words “the rocks will slide down” are supplied in the translation for clarification. This simile elaborates on the prior one and furth...
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NET Notes: Mic 1:5 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Mic 1:6 Heb “I will uncover her foundations.” The term “foundations” refers to the lower courses of the stones of the city’s out...
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NET Notes: Mic 1:7 Heb “for from a prostitute’s wages she gathered, and to a prostitute’s wages they will return.” When the metal was first colle...
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