Micah 3:10

3:10 You build Zion through bloody crimes,

Jerusalem through unjust violence.

Micah 3:12

3:12 Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field,

Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,

and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!

Micah 1:1

Introduction

1:1 This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to Micah of Moresheth. He delivered this message during the reigns of 10  Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. The prophecies pertain to 11  Samaria 12  and Jerusalem. 13 


tn Heb “who.”

tn Heb “bloodshed” (so NAB, NASB, NIV); NLT “murder.”

map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

tn The plural pronoun refers to the leaders, priests, and prophets mentioned in the preceding verse.

tn Or “into” (an adverbial accusative of result).

tn Heb “the mountain of the house” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).

tn Heb “a high place of overgrowth.”

tn Heb “The word of the Lord which came to.”

tn The words “he delivered this message” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.

tn Heb “in the days of” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).

10 tn Heb “which he saw concerning.”

11 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

12 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.