Focused Passage

Micah 1:1-5

The LORD Rises to Judge Samaria and Jerusalem

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1This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

2Hear, 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.

3For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

4The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.

5All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

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Verse 1

Original words

[This is] the wordדְּבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativecameהָיָ֗הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMicahמִיכָה֙H4318Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Moreshiteהַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔יH4183Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularin the daysבִּימֵ֥יH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof Jothamיוֹתָ֛םH3147Noun - proper - masculine singularAhazאָחָ֥זH271Noun - proper - masculine singularand Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הH3169Noun - proper - masculine singularkingsמַלְכֵ֣יH4428Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֑הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwhatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehe sawחָזָ֥הH2372Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularregardingעַל־H5921PrepositionSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןH8111Noun - proper - feminine singularand Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙H8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralO peoplesעַמִּ֣יםH5971Noun - masculine pluralall of youכֻּלָּ֔םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plurallistenהַקְשִׁ֖יבִיH7181Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularO earthאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularand everyone in itוּמְלֹאָ֑הּH4393Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularMay the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִ֤הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularbearוִיהִי֩H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularwitnessלְעֵ֔דH5707Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularagainst youבָּכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine pluralthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֖יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularfrom His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃H6944Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singulartempleמֵהֵיכַ֥לH1964Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 3

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Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionbeholdהִנֵּ֥הH2009Interjectionthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcomes forthיֹצֵ֣אH3318Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfrom His dwelling placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹH4725Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularHe will come downוְיָרַ֥דH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand treadוְדָרַ֖ךְH1869Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe high placesבָּמוֹתֵיH1116Noun - feminine plural constructof the earthאָֽרֶץ׃H776Noun - feminine singular
Verse 4

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The mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙H2022Article | Noun - masculine pluralwill meltוְנָמַ֤סּוּH4549Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralbeneath Himתַּחְתָּ֔יוH8478Preposition | third person masculine singularand the valleysוְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםH6010Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralwill split apartיִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּH1234Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plurallike waxכַּדּוֹנַג֙H1749Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularbeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructthe fireהָאֵ֔שׁH784Article | Noun - common singularlike waterכְּמַ֖יִםH4325Preposition-k | Noun - masculine pluralrushing downמֻגָּרִ֥יםH5064Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plurala slopeבְּמוֹרָֽד׃H4174Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 5

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Allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthis [is]זֹ֔אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularfor the transgressionבְּפֶ֤שַׁעH6588Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙H3290Noun - proper - masculine singularand the sinsוּבְחַטֹּ֖אותH2403Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructof the houseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularWhatמִֽי־H4310Interrogative[is] the transgressionפֶ֣שַׁעH6588Noun - masculine singular constructof Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularIs it notהֲלוֹא֙H3808Adverb - Negative particleSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןH8111Noun - proper - feminine singularAnd whatוּמִי֙H4310Conjunctive waw | Interrogativeis the high placeבָּמ֣וֹתH1116Noun - feminine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularIs it notהֲל֖וֹאH3808Adverb - Negative particleJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389Noun - proper - feminine singular

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