Micah 1:1-2
Context1:1 This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to 1 Micah of Moresheth. He delivered this message 2 during the reigns of 3 Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. The prophecies pertain to 4 Samaria 5 and Jerusalem. 6
1:2 Listen, all you nations! 7
Pay attention, all inhabitants of earth! 8
The sovereign Lord will testify 9 against you;
the Lord will accuse you 10 from his majestic palace. 11
Micah 2:11
Context2:11 If a lying windbag should come and say, 12
‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’ 13
he would be just the right preacher for these people! 14
Micah 5:5
ContextShould the Assyrians try to invade our land
and attempt to set foot in our fortresses, 16
we will send 17 against them seven 18 shepherd-rulers, 19
make that eight commanders. 20
Micah 7:1
ContextIndeed, 22 it is as if the summer fruit has been gathered,
and the grapes have been harvested. 23
There is no grape cluster to eat,
no fresh figs that I crave so much. 24
Micah 7:10
Context7:10 When my enemies see this, they will be covered with shame.
They say 25 to me, “Where is the Lord your God?”
I will gloat over them. 26
Then they will be trampled down 27
like mud in the streets.


[1:1] 1 tn Heb “The word of the
[1:1] 2 tn The words “he delivered this message” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[1:1] 3 tn Heb “in the days of” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).
[1:1] 4 tn Heb “which he saw concerning.”
[1:1] 5 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
[1:1] 6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[1:2] 7 tn Heb “O peoples, all of them.”
[1:2] 8 tn Heb “O earth and all its fullness”; KJV “and all that therein is.”
[1:2] 9 tn Heb “May the sovereign
[1:2] 10 tn Heb “the
[1:2] 11 tn Or “his holy temple” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). This refers to the Lord’s dwelling in heaven, however, rather than the temple in Jerusalem (note the following verse, which describes a theophany).
[2:11] 13 tn Heb “if a man, coming [as] wind and falsehood, should lie”; NASB “walking after wind and falsehood”; NIV “a liar and a deceiver.”
[2:11] 14 tn Heb “I will foam at the mouth concerning wine and beer.”
[2:11] 15 tn Heb “he would be the foamer at the mouth for this people.”
[5:5] 19 tn Heb “and this one will be peace”; ASV “and this man shall be our peace” (cf. Eph 2:14).
[5:5] 20 tc Some prefer to read “in our land,” emending the text to בְּאַדְמָתֵנוּ (bÿ’admatenu).
[5:5] 22 sn The numbers seven and eight here symbolize completeness and emphasize that Israel will have more than enough military leadership and strength to withstand the Assyrian advance.
[5:5] 24 tn Heb “and eight leaders of men.”
[7:1] 25 tn Heb “woe to me!” In light of the image that follows, perhaps one could translate, “I am disappointed.”
[7:1] 27 tn Heb “I am like the gathering of the summer fruit, like the gleanings of the harvest.” Micah is not comparing himself to the harvested fruit. There is an ellipsis here, as the second half of the verse makes clear. The idea is, “I am like [one at the time] the summer fruit is gathered and the grapes are harvested.”
[7:1] 28 tn Heb “my appetite craves.”
[7:10] 31 tn Heb “who say.” A new sentence was begun here in the translation for stylistic reasons.