Micah 3:12

3:12 Therefore, because of you, ¹  Zion will be plowed up like ²  a field,

Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,

and the Temple Mount ³  will become a hill overgrown with brush! ⁴ 

Micah 4:11

4:11 Many nations have now assembled against you.

They say, “Jerusalem must be desecrated, ⁵ 

so we can gloat over Zion!” ⁶ 

[3:12]  ¹ tn The plural pronoun refers to the leaders, priests, and prophets mentioned in the preceding verse.

[3:12]  ² tn Or “into” (an adverbial accusative of result).

[3:12]  ³ tn Heb “the mountain of the house” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).

[3:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “a high place of overgrowth.”

[4:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “let her be desecrated.” the referent (Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “and let our eye look upon Zion.”