Micah 3:10

3:10 You ¹  build Zion through bloody crimes, ² 

Jerusalem ³  through unjust violence.

Micah 3:12

3:12 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

Introduction

1:1 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]  ¹ tn Heb “who.”

[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 Lord which came to.”

[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.