71 lines
2.6 KiB
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71 lines
2.6 KiB
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# Chapter 1
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1 The Lord gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem.
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2 Attention! Let all the people of the world listen!
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Let the earth and everything in it hear.
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The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you;
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the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.
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3 Look! The Lord is coming!
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He leaves his throne in heaven
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and tramples the heights of the earth.
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4 The mountains melt beneath his feet
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and flow into the valleys
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like wax in a fire,
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like water pouring down a hill.
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5 And why is this happening?
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Because of the rebellion of Israel—
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yes, the sins of the whole nation.
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Who is to blame for Israel’s rebellion?
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Samaria, its capital city!
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Where is the center of idolatry in Judah?
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In Jerusalem, its capital!
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6 “So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria
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a heap of ruins.
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Her streets will be plowed up
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for planting vineyards.
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I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below,
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exposing her foundations.
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7 All her carved images will be smashed.
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All her sacred treasures will be burned.
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These things were bought with the money
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earned by her prostitution,
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and they will now be carried away
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to pay prostitutes elsewhere.”
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8 Therefore, I will mourn and lament.
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I will walk around barefoot and naked.
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I will howl like a jackal
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and moan like an owl.
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9 For my people’s wound
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is too deep to heal.
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It has reached into Judah,
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even to the gates of Jerusalem.
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10 Don’t tell our enemies in Gath;
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don’t weep at all.
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You people in Beth-leaphrah,
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roll in the dust to show your despair.
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11 You people in Shaphir,
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go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed.
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The people of Zaanan
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dare not come outside their walls.
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The people of Beth-ezel mourn,
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for their house has no support.
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12 The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief,
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but only bitterness awaits them
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as the Lord’s judgment reaches
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even to the gates of Jerusalem.
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13 Harness your chariot horses and flee,
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you people of Lachish.
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You were the first city in Judah
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to follow Israel in her rebellion,
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and you led Jerusalem into sin.
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14 Send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath;
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there is no hope of saving it.
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The town of Aczib
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has deceived the kings of Israel.
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15 O people of Mareshah,
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I will bring a conqueror to capture your town.
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And the leaders of Israel
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will go to Adullam.
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16 Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow,
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for the children you love will be snatched away.
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Make yourselves as bald as a vulture,
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for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands. |