Micah 3:10
Context3:10 You 1 build Zion through bloody crimes, 2
Jerusalem 3 through unjust violence.
Micah 3:12
Context3:12 Therefore, because of you, 4 Zion will be plowed up like 5 a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
and the Temple Mount 6 will become a hill overgrown with brush! 7
Micah 1:1
Context1:1 This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to 8 Micah of Moresheth. He delivered this message 9 during the reigns of 10 Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. The prophecies pertain to 11 Samaria 12 and Jerusalem. 13


[3:10] 2 tn Heb “bloodshed” (so NAB, NASB, NIV); NLT “murder.”
[3:10] 3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[3:12] 4 tn The plural pronoun refers to the leaders, priests, and prophets mentioned in the preceding verse.
[3:12] 5 tn Or “into” (an adverbial accusative of result).
[3:12] 6 tn Heb “the mountain of the house” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).
[3:12] 7 tn Heb “a high place of overgrowth.”
[1:1] 7 tn Heb “The word of the
[1:1] 8 tn The words “he delivered this message” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[1:1] 9 tn Heb “in the days of” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).
[1:1] 10 tn Heb “which he saw concerning.”
[1:1] 11 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
[1:1] 12 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.