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Micah 1

Micah 1:2

Judgment to Come · Micah 1:1–7
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Translations

Modern
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
Traditional
Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
Literal
Hear, O peoples, all of them! Pay attention, O earth, and its fullness! And may the Lord YHWH be against you as a witness—the Lord from the temple of His holiness!
Latin
Audite, populi omnes, et attendat terra, et plenitudo ejus: et sit Dominus Deus vobis in testem, Dominus de templo sancto suo.

Original

Hebrew
English
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.

Notes

Micah 1:2

  • Hear!: This word translates the same Hebrew term used in the Shema, which begins with the command “Hear” in Deuteronomy 6:4. It is a call to listen carefully and respond with obedience.

  • His holy temple: This refers to the Lord’s dwelling place in heaven, not to the corrupt temple in Jerusalem (Micah 1:2–3).

Micah 1:2–7

This oracle speaks about Samaria before 722 BC. In that year, Samaria was destroyed and its people were taken away into exile. The Sovereign Lord was coming to judge his people.

Micah 1:2–2:13

This message of judgment focuses on key themes in Micah's prophecies. It shows God's decision to judge his people and send them into exile (Micah 1:16; 2:4–5). However, it ends with the Lord's promise to save a small group from exile (Micah 2:12–13).

Events

Parallels

Isaiah 7:17–25

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Micah

Topics

Church: Holy Temple Idolatry: Warnings Against, and Punishments of Temple: Solomon's: A Dwelling Place of the Lord