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\toc1 Micah
\mt Micah
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\v 1 The word of the \nd Lord\nd* that came~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Hs 1:1; Jl 1:1; Zph 1:1\+xt*\f* to Micah~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Ch 29:5–11; 32:24–26; Jr 26:18\+xt*\f* the Moreshite~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Mc 1:14\+xt*\f*~#—~#what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem in the days of Jotham,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 15:5,32–38; 2Ch 27:1–9; Is 1:1; Hs 1:1\+xt*\f* Ahaz,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 16:1–20; 2Ch 28:1–27; Is 7:1–12\+xt*\f* and Hezekiah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 18:1–20; 2Ch 29:1–31\+xt*\f* kings of Judah.
\s1 Coming Judgment on Israel
\q1
\v 2 Listen, all you~peoples;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt 1Kg 22:28; 2Ch 18:27; Jr 6:19; 22:29\+xt*\f*
\q pay attention, earth~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft Or \fqa land\f* and~everyone in~it!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Ps 24:1; Is 34:1; Jr 47:2\+xt*\f*
\q The Lord \nd God\nd* will be a~witness against~you,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt 1Sm 12:5–6; Ps 50:7; Jr 42:5; Mal 3:5\+xt*\f*
\q the Lord, from~his~holy~temple.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Ps 11:4; Hab 2:20\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 Look, the \nd Lord\nd* is~leaving his~place~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Is 26:21\+xt*\f*
\q and coming down to~trample
\q the heights~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft Or \fqa high places\f* of~the~earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Am 4:13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 The mountains will melt beneath~him,
\q and the valleys will split~apart,
\q like wax near a~fire,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt Ps 97:5; Is 64:1–2; Nah 1:5\+xt*\f*
\q like water cascading down a~mountainside.
\q1
\v 5 All this will happen because~of Jacob’s~rebellion
\q and the sins of~the~house of~Israel.
\q What is the~rebellion of~Jacob?
\q Isn’t it Samaria?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Is 7:9; Am 8:14\+xt*\f*
\q And what is the~high~place of~Judah?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt 2Ch 34:3–4\+xt*\f*
\q Isn’t it Jerusalem?
\q1
\v 6 Therefore, I will make~Samaria
\q a heap of ruins~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Mc 3:12\+xt*\f* in~the~countryside,
\q a planting area~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Jr 31:5; Am 5:11\+xt*\f* for~a~vineyard.
\q I will roll her stones~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Lm 4:1\+xt*\f* into~the~valley
\q and expose her~foundations.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Ezk 13:14\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 All her carved images will~be~smashed~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Dt 9:21; 2Ch 34:7\+xt*\f* to~pieces;
\q all her wages~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Dt 23:18\+xt*\f* will~be~burned in~the~fire,
\q and I will destroy all her~idols.
\q Since she collected the~wages of~a~prostitute,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Dt 23:18\+xt*\f*
\q they will be used again for~a~prostitute.
\s1 Micah’s Lament
\q1
\v 8 Because of this I~will~lament and~wail;
\q I will walk barefoot and~naked.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft \+xt Is 20:2–4; 32:11\+xt*\f*
\q I will howl like~the~jackals~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft \+xt Is 13:21–22\+xt*\f*
\q and mourn like~ostriches.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft Or \fqa eagle owls\ft ; lit \fqa daughters of the desert\f*
\q1
\v 9 For her wound is~incurable~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Is 3:26; Jr 30:12,15\+xt*\f*
\q and has reached even~Judah;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt 2Kg 18:13–16; 19:31–37; Is 8:7–8\+xt*\f*
\q it has approached my people’s city gate,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Mc 1:12\+xt*\f*
\q as far as~Jerusalem.
\b
\q1
\v 10 Don’t announce it in~Gath,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft \+xt 2Sm 1:20\+xt*\f*
\q don’t weep at~all.
\q Roll in the dust in~Beth-leaphrah.
\q1
\v 11 Depart in shameful~nakedness,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Ezk 23:29\+xt*\f*
\q you residents of~Shaphir;
\q the residents of~Zaanan~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Jos 15:37\+xt*\f* will~not come~out.
\q Beth-ezel is~lamenting;
\q its support~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft Lit \fqa its standing place\ft ; Hb obscure\f* is taken from~you.
\q1
\v 12 Though the residents of~Maroth
\q anxiously wait for something~good,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Is 59:9–11; Jr 14:19\+xt*\f*
\q disaster has come from~the~\nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Jdg 2:15; 2Kg 17:7; 21:12; Is 45:7; Mc 2:3\+xt*\f*
\q to the gate of~Jerusalem.
\q1
\v 13 Harness the horses to~the~chariot,
\q you residents of~Lachish.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt Jos 10:3; 2Kg 14:19; Is 36:2\+xt*\f*
\q This was the beginning of~sin for~Daughter~Zion
\q because Israel’s acts of rebellion~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt Mc 1:5\+xt*\f* can~be~traced to~you.
\q1
\v 14 Therefore, send farewell gifts~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt 2Kg 16:8\+xt*\f* to~Moresheth-gath;
\q the houses of Achzib~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt Jos 15:44\+xt*\f* are a~deception~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt Jr 15:18\+xt*\f*
\q to the kings of~Israel.
\q1
\v 15 I will again bring a~conqueror
\q against you who live in~Mareshah.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:15 \ft \+xt Jos 15:44\+xt*\f*
\q The nobility~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:15 \ft Lit \fqa glory\f* of~Israel will~come to~Adullam.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:15 \ft \+xt Jos 12:15; 15:35; 1Sm 22:1; 2Sm 23:13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 16 Shave yourselves bald and~cut~off your~hair~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:16 \ft \+xt Jb 1:20; Is 22:12; Jr 7:29\+xt*\f*
\q in sorrow for your precious~children;
\q make yourselves as bald as~an~eagle,
\q for they have been taken from~you into~exile.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:16 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:6; Am 7:11,17\+xt*\f*
\c 2
\s1 Oppressors Judged
\q1
\v 1 Woe to those who dream up~wickedness
\q and prepare evil plans~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Ps 36:4; Is 32:7; Nah 1:11\+xt*\f* on~their~beds!
\q At morning light~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Hs 7:6–7\+xt*\f* they accomplish~it
\q because the power is in~their~hands.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Gn 31:29; Dt 28:32; Pr 3:27\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 They covet fields~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Jr 22:17; Am 8:4\+xt*\f* and~seize~them;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Is 5:8\+xt*\f*
\q they also take~houses.
\q They deprive a~man of~his~home,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt 1Kg 21:1–15\+xt*\f*
\q a person of~his~inheritance.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Ex 20:17; Is 5:8\+xt*\f*
\b
\p
\v 3 Therefore, the \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q I am now planning~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Dt 28:48; Jr 18:11\+xt*\f* a~disaster
\q against this~nation;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Jr 8:3; Am 3:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q you cannot free your~necks from~it.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Lm 1:14; 5:5\+xt*\f*
\q Then you will not walk so~proudly~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Is 2:11–12\+xt*\f*
\q because it will be an~evil~time.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Am 5:13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 In that day one will~take~up~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Hab 2:6\+xt*\f* a~taunt against~you
\q and lament mournfully,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Jr 9:10,17–21; Mc 1:8\+xt*\f*~saying,
\q “We are totally~ruined!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Is 6:11; 24:3; Jr 4:13\+xt*\f*
\q He measures out the~allotted~land of~my~people.
\q How he removes it from~me!
\q He allots our fields~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Jr 6:12; 8:10\+xt*\f* to~traitors.”
\q1
\v 5 Therefore, there will be no~one
\q in the assembly of~the~\nd Lord\nd*
\q to divide the land by~casting~lots.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft Lit \fqa \+nd Lord\+nd* stretching the measuring line by lot\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft \+xt Nm 34:13,16–29; Jos 18:4,10\+xt*\f*
\s1 God’s Word Rejected
\q1
\v 6 “Quit your preaching,”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Is 30:10; Am 2:12; 7:16\+xt*\f* they~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft = the prophets\f*~preach.
\q “They should not preach these~things;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Is 29:10; Mc 3:6\+xt*\f*
\q shame will not overtake~us.”~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft Text emended; MT reads \fqa things. Shame will not depart\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Mc 6:16\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 House of Jacob, should~it be~asked,
\q “Is the Spirit of~the~\nd Lord\nd*~impatient?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Is 50:2; 59:1\+xt*\f*
\q Are these the things he~does?~”
\q Don’t my words bring~good~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Ps 119:65,68,116; Jr 15:16\+xt*\f*
\q to the one who walks~uprightly?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Ps 15:2; 84:11\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 But recently my people have~risen~up
\q like an~enemy:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Jr 12:8\+xt*\f*
\q You strip off the~splendid~robe~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Mc 3:2–3; 7:2–3\+xt*\f*
\q from those who are passing~through~confidently,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Ps 120:6–7\+xt*\f*
\q like those returning from~war.
\q1
\v 9 You force~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Jr 10:20\+xt*\f* the~women of~my~people
\q out of their comfortable~homes,
\q and you take my~blessing~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft Perhaps the land\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Ezk 39:21; Hab 2:14\+xt*\f*
\q from their children~forever.
\q1
\v 10 Get up and~leave,
\q for this is not your~place of~rest~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Dt 3:19–20; 12:8–10\+xt*\f*
\q because defilement~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Ps 106:38\+xt*\f* brings~destruction~—
\q a grievous destruction!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Lv 18:25–28\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 11 If a man~comes
\q and utters~empty~lies~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Jr 5:13,31\+xt*\f*~#—
\q “I will preach to you about~wine and~beer”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Is 28:7\+xt*\f*~—
\q he would be just the~preacher for~this~people!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Is 30:10–11\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Remnant Regathered
\q1
\v 12 I will indeed gather~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Mc 4:6–7\+xt*\f* all of~you,~Jacob;
\q I will collect the~remnant of~Israel.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt 2Kg 19:31; Mc 5:7–8; 7:18\+xt*\f*
\q I will bring them together like~sheep in~a~pen,
\q like a flock in~the~middle of~its~pasture.
\q It will be noisy with~people.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Jr 23:3; Ezk 36:35–38\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 One who breaks open the~way
\q will advance before~them;
\q they will break out, pass through~the~city gate,
\q and leave by~it.
\q Their King will pass through before~them,
\q the \nd Lord\nd* as~their~leader.
\c 3
\s1 Unjust Leaders Judged
\q1
\v 1 Then I said, “Now listen,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Is 1:10; Mc 3:9\+xt*\f* leaders~of~Jacob,
\q you rulers of~the~house of~Israel.
\q Aren’t you supposed to~know what~is~just?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Ps 82:1–5; Jr 5:5\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 You hate good and~love~evil.
\q You tear off people’s~skin~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft \+xt Ps 53:4; Ezk 22:27; Mc 2:8; 7:2–3\+xt*\f*
\q and strip their~flesh from~their~bones.
\q1
\v 3 You eat the flesh~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:3 \ft \+xt Ps 14:4; 27:2; Zph 3:3\+xt*\f* of~my~people
\q after you strip their~skin from~them
\q and break their~bones.
\q You chop them~up~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:3 \ft \+xt Ezk 11:3,6–7\+xt*\f*
\q like flesh for~the~cooking~pot,
\q like meat in~a~cauldron.”
\q1
\v 4 Then they will cry out~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Ps 18:41; Pr 1:28; Is 1:15; Jr 11:11\+xt*\f* to~the~\nd Lord\nd*,
\q but he will not answer~them.
\q He will hide his face from~them at~that~time~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Dt 31:17; Is 59:2\+xt*\f*
\q because of the crimes they~have~committed.
\s1 False Prophets Judged
\q1
\v 5 This is what the~\nd Lord\nd*~says
\q concerning the~prophets
\q who lead my people~astray,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Is 3:12; 9:15–16; Jr 14:14–15\+xt*\f*
\q who proclaim~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Jr 6:14\+xt*\f* peace
\q when they have food to~sink their~teeth~into
\q but declare war against~the~one
\q who puts nothing in~their~mouths.
\q1
\v 6 Therefore, it will be night~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Is 8:20–22; 29:10–12\+xt*\f* for~you~—
\q without visions;
\q it will grow dark for~you~—
\q without divination.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Dt 18:10; Jos 13:22\+xt*\f*
\q The sun will set~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Is 59:10\+xt*\f* on these~prophets,
\q and the daylight will~turn~black over~them.
\q1
\v 7 Then the seers will be~ashamed~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft \+xt Zch 13:4\+xt*\f*
\q and the diviners~disappointed.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft \+xt Is 44:25; 47:12–14\+xt*\f*
\q They will all cover their~mouths~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft Lit \fqa mustache\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft \+xt Lv 13:45; Lm 4:13–15; Ezk 24:17,22; Mc 7:16\+xt*\f*
\q because there will be no~answer from~God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft \+xt 1Sm 28:6; Is 29:9–12; Mc 3:4\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 8 As for me, however, I am filled with~power~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft \+xt Is 61:1–2; Jr 1:18\+xt*\f*
\q by the Spirit of~the~\nd Lord\nd*,
\q with justice and~courage,
\q to proclaim to~Jacob his~rebellion
\q and to Israel his~sin.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft \+xt Is 58:1\+xt*\f*
\s1 Zion’s Destruction
\q1
\v 9 Listen to this, leaders of~the~house of~Jacob,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:9 \ft \+xt Mc 3:1\+xt*\f*
\q you rulers of the house of~Israel,
\q who abhor justice~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:9 \ft \+xt Ps 58:1–2; Is 1:23\+xt*\f*
\q and pervert everything that~is~right,
\q1
\v 10 who build Zion with~bloodshed~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:10 \ft \+xt Jr 22:13,17; Hab 2:12\+xt*\f*
\q and Jerusalem with~injustice.
\q1
\v 11 Her leaders issue rulings for~a~bribe,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt Is 1:23; Mc 7:3\+xt*\f*
\q her priests teach for~payment,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt Jr 6:13\+xt*\f*
\q and her prophets practice~divination for~silver.
\q Yet they lean on~the~\nd Lord\nd*,~saying,
\q “Isn’t the \nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft \+xt Is 48:2\+xt*\f* among~us?
\q No disaster will overtake~us.”
\q1
\v 12 Therefore, because of~you,
\q Zion will be plowed like~a~field,
\q Jerusalem will become~ruins,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt Jr 9:11\+xt*\f*
\q and the temple’s mountain~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt Mc 4:1\+xt*\f*
\q will be a~high thicket.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:12 \ft \+xt Jr 26:18\+xt*\f*
\c 4
\s1 The \nd Lord\nd*’s Rule from Restored Zion
\q1
\v 1 In the last~days~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1–3 \ft \+xt Is 2:2–4; Dn 2:28; 10:14; Hs 3:5; Mc 5:10\+xt*\f*
\q the mountain of~the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~house~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Ezk 43:12; Mc 3:12; Zch 8:3\+xt*\f*
\q will be~established
\q at the top of~the~mountains
\q and will be raised above~the~hills.
\q Peoples will stream to~it,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Ps 22:27; 86:9; Jr 3:17\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 and many nations will~come and~say,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Zch 2:11; 14:16\+xt*\f*
\q “Come, let’s go up to~the~mountain of~the~\nd Lord\nd*,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Is 56:6–7; Jr 31:6\+xt*\f*
\q to the house of~the~God of~Jacob.
\q He will teach us about~his~ways~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Ps 25:8–9,12; Is 54:13\+xt*\f*
\q so we may walk in~his~paths.”
\q For instruction will~go~out of~Zion~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Is 42:1–4; Zch 14:8–9\+xt*\f*
\q and the word of~the~\nd Lord\nd* from~Jerusalem.
\q1
\v 3 He will settle disputes among~many~peoples~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:3 \ft \+xt Is 11:3–5\+xt*\f*
\q and provide arbitration for~strong~nations
\q that are far~away.
\q They will beat their~swords into~plows
\q and their spears into~pruning~knives.
\q Nation will not take up the~sword against~nation,
\q and they will never again~train for~war.
\q1
\v 4 But each person will sit under~his~grapevine~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt 1Kg 4:25; Zch 3:10\+xt*\f*
\q and under his~fig~tree
\q with no one to~frighten~him.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Lv 26:6; Jr 30:10\+xt*\f*
\q For the mouth of the \nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Is 1:20; 40:5\+xt*\f* of~Armies
\q has~spoken.
\q1
\v 5 Though all the~peoples walk
\q in the name of~their~own gods,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:29\+xt*\f*
\q we will walk~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Zch 10:12\+xt*\f* in~the~name of~the~\nd Lord\nd*~our~God
\q forever and~ever.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Jos 24:15; Is 26:8,13\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 6 On that day~—
\qm this~is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration~—
\q I will assemble the~lame
\q and gather the~scattered,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft \+xt Is 35:6; Jr 31:8; Mc 2:12; Zph 3:19\+xt*\f*
\q those I~have~injured.
\q1
\v 7 I will make the lame into~a~remnant,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft \+xt Mc 5:7–8; 7:18; Mt 11:5; Lk 14:21\+xt*\f*
\q those far removed into~a~strong~nation.
\q Then the \nd Lord\nd* will~reign over~them~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft \+xt Is 24:23\+xt*\f* in~Mount~Zion
\q from this time on and~forever.
\q1
\v 8 And you, watchtower for~the~flock,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Ps 48:3,12; 61:3\+xt*\f*
\q fortified hill~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft Or \fqa flock, Ophel\f* of~Daughter~Zion,
\q the former rule~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Is 1:26; Zch 9:10\+xt*\f* will~come to~you;
\q sovereignty will come to~Daughter~Jerusalem.
\s1 From Exile to Victory
\q1
\v 9 Now, why are you shouting~loudly?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Jr 8:19\+xt*\f*
\q Is there no king with~you?
\q Has your counselor perished~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Is 3:1–3\+xt*\f*
\q so that anguish grips you like~a~woman in~labor?
\q1
\v 10 Writhe and cry out,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft Hb obscure\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Mc 5:3\+xt*\f* Daughter~Zion,
\q like a woman in~labor,
\q for now you will leave the~city~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt 2Kg 20:18; Hs 2:14\+xt*\f*
\q and camp in the~open~fields.
\q You will go to~Babylon;
\q there you will be~rescued;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Is 43:14; 45:13; Mc 7:8–12\+xt*\f*
\q there the \nd Lord\nd* will~redeem~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Is 48:20; 52:9–12\+xt*\f*
\q from the grasp of~your~enemies!
\q1
\v 11 Many nations have now~assembled against~you;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt Is 5:25–30; 17:12–14\+xt*\f*
\q they say, “Let her be~defiled,
\q and let us feast our~eyes on~Zion.”
\q1
\v 12 But they do not know the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~intentions~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:12 \ft \+xt Ps 147:19–20\+xt*\f*
\q or understand his~plan,
\q that he has gathered~them
\q like sheaves to~the~threshing~floor.
\q1
\v 13 Rise and thresh,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Is 41:15\+xt*\f* Daughter~Zion,
\q for I will make your~horns~iron
\q and your hooves~bronze
\q so you can crush many~peoples.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Jr 51:20–23\+xt*\f*
\q Then you~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads \fqa I\f* will set~apart their~plunder~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Is 60:9\+xt*\f*
\q for the \nd Lord\nd*,
\q their wealth for~the~Lord of~the whole~earth.
\c 5
\s1 From Defeated Ruler to Conquering King
\q1
\v 1 Now, daughter who~is under~attack,
\q you slash yourself in~grief;
\q a siege is set against~us!
\q They are striking the~judge~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:1 \ft \+xt 1Kg 22:24; Jb 16:10; Lm 3:30\+xt*\f* of~Israel
\q on the cheek with~a~rod.
\q1
\v 2 Bethlehem Ephrathah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Gn 35:19; Ru 4:11; 1Sm 17:12; Mt 2:6\+xt*\f*
\q you are small among~the~clans of~Judah;
\q one will come from~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Is 11:1; Lk 2:4\+xt*\f*
\q to be ruler over~Israel for~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt 2Ch 7:18; Is 11:1; Jr 30:21; Zch 9:9; Mt 2:6\+xt*\f*
\q His origin~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft Lit \fqa His going out\f* is from~antiquity,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Ps 74:2; 102:25; Pr 8:22–23; Hab 1:12\+xt*\f*
\q from ancient times.
\q1
\v 3 Therefore, Israel will be abandoned~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:3 \ft \+xt Hs 11:8; Mc 4:10; 7:13\+xt*\f* until~the~time
\q when she who is in~labor~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:3 \ft \+xt Mc 4:9–10\+xt*\f* has~given~birth;
\q then the rest of the ruler’s brothers~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:3 \ft \+xt Is 10:20–22; Mc 5:7–8\+xt*\f* will~return
\q to the people of~Israel.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:3 \ft \+xt Mc 4:6–7\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 He will stand and~shepherd~them~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:4 \ft \+xt Is 40:11; 49:9; Ezk 34:13–15,23–24; Mc 7:14\+xt*\f*
\q in~the~strength of~the~\nd Lord\nd*,
\q in the majestic name of~the~\nd Lord\nd* his~God.
\q They will live~securely,
\q for then his greatness will~extend
\q to the ends of~the~earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:4 \ft \+xt Is 45:22; 52:10\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 He will be their~peace.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Is 9:6\+xt*\f*
\q When Assyria invades our~land,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Is 8:7–8; 10:24–27\+xt*\f*
\q when it marches against~our~fortresses,
\q we will raise against~it seven~shepherds,
\q even eight leaders of~men.
\q1
\v 6 They will shepherd~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Nah 2:11–13; Zph 2:13\+xt*\f* the~land of~Assyria with~the~sword,
\q the land of Nimrod~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Gn 10:8–12\+xt*\f* with~a~drawn~blade.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft Aq, Vg; MT, Sym read \fqa Nimrod at its gateways\f*
\q So he will rescue us~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Is 14:25; 37:36–37\+xt*\f* from~Assyria
\q when it invades our~land,
\q when it marches against~our~territory.
\s1 The Glorious and Purified Remnant
\q1
\v 7 Then the remnant of~Jacob~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:7 \ft \+xt Is 10:21; Mc 2:12; 4:7; 7:18\+xt*\f*
\q will be among many~peoples
\q like dew from~the~\nd Lord\nd*,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:7 \ft \+xt Dt 32:2; 2Sm 17:12; Ps 110:3; Hs 14:5\+xt*\f*
\q like showers on~the~grass,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:7 \ft \+xt Ps 72:6; Is 44:3\+xt*\f*
\q which do not wait for~anyone
\q or linger for~mankind.
\q1
\v 8 Then the remnant of~Jacob
\q will be among the nations, among~many~peoples,
\q like a lion among animals of~the~forest,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Gn 49:9; Nm 24:9\+xt*\f*
\q like a young lion among~flocks of~sheep,
\q which tramples~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Ps 44:5; Is 41:15–16; Mc 4:13; Zch 10:5\+xt*\f* and tears~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Hs 5:14\+xt*\f* as~it~passes~through,
\q and there is no one to~rescue~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Ps 50:22\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 9 Your hand will be lifted up against~your~adversaries,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft \+xt Ps 10:12; 21:8; Is 26:11\+xt*\f*
\q and all your enemies will~be~destroyed.
\b
\q1
\v 10 In that day~—
\qm this is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration~—
\q I will remove your~horses from~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:10 \ft \+xt Dt 17:16; Is 2:7; Hs 14:3\+xt*\f*
\q and wreck your~chariots.
\q1
\v 11 I will remove the~cities of~your~land~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:11 \ft \+xt Is 1:7; 6:11\+xt*\f*
\q and tear down all your~fortresses.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:11 \ft \+xt Is 2:12–17; Hs 10:14; Am 5:9\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 I will remove sorceries from~your~hands,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:12 \ft \+xt Dt 18:10–12; Is 2:6; 8:19\+xt*\f*
\q and you will not have any~more~fortune-tellers.
\q1
\v 13 I will remove your~carved~images~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft \+xt Is 2:18,20; 17:8; Ezk 6:9\+xt*\f*
\q and sacred pillars from~you
\q so that you will no longer~worship
\q the work of~your~hands.
\q1
\v 14 I will pull up the Asherah poles~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:14 \ft \+xt Dt 16:21\+xt*\f* from~among~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:14 \ft \+xt Ex 34:13; Is 27:9\+xt*\f*
\q and demolish your~cities.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:14 \ft Or \fqa shrines\f*
\q1
\v 15 I will take vengeance in~anger and~wrath~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:15 \ft \+xt Is 1:24; 65:12\+xt*\f*
\q against the nations that have~not obeyed~me.
\c 6
\s1 God’s Lawsuit against Judah
\m
\v 1 Now listen to what the \nd Lord\nd* is saying:
\q Rise, plead your case before~the~mountains,
\q and let the hills hear your~complaint.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:1 \ft Lit \fqa voice\f*
\q1
\v 2 Listen to~the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~lawsuit,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt Is 3:13; Jr 2:9\+xt*\f*
\q you mountains and~enduring~foundations of~the~earth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt 2Sm 22:16; Ps 104:5\+xt*\f*
\q because the \nd Lord\nd* has a case against~his~people,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt Is 1:18; Hs 4:1; 12:2\+xt*\f*
\q and he will argue it against~Israel.
\q1
\v 3 My people,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:3 \ft \+xt Ps 50:7\+xt*\f* what have I done to~you,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:3 \ft \+xt Jr 2:5\+xt*\f*
\q or how have I~wearied~you?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:3 \ft \+xt Is 43:22–23\+xt*\f*
\q Testify against~me!
\q1
\v 4 Indeed, I brought you up~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Ex 12:51; 20:2\+xt*\f* from~the~land of~Egypt
\q and redeemed you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Dt 7:8\+xt*\f* from~that~place of~slavery.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Ex 20:2\+xt*\f*
\q I sent Moses,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Ps 77:20\+xt*\f* Aaron, and~Miriam~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Ex 15:20\+xt*\f* ahead~of~you.
\q1
\v 5 My people,
\q remember what King Balak~of~Moab~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt Nm 22:5–6\+xt*\f*~proposed,
\q what Balaam son of Beor answered~him,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt Nm 22–24\+xt*\f*
\q and what happened from the~Acacia~Grove~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft Or \fqa from Shittim\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt Nm 25:1; Jos 2:1; 3:1\+xt*\f* to~Gilgal~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt Jos 4:19; 5:9–10\+xt*\f*
\q so that you may~acknowledge
\q the \nd Lord\nd*’s righteous~acts.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt 1Sm 12:7; Ps 103:6; Is 1:27\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 6 What should I bring before~the~\nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft \+xt Ps 40:6–8\+xt*\f*
\q when I come to~bow before~God on~high?
\q Should I come before~him with~burnt~offerings,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft \+xt Ps 51:16–17\+xt*\f*
\q with year-old calves?
\q1
\v 7 Would the \nd Lord\nd* be pleased with~thousands of~rams~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:7 \ft \+xt Ps 50:9; Is 40:16\+xt*\f*
\q or with ten thousand streams of~oil?
\q Should I give my firstborn for~my~transgression,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:7 \ft \+xt Lv 18:21; 20:1–5; Jr 7:31\+xt*\f*
\q the offspring of my body for~my~own~sin?
\b
\q1
\v 8 Mankind, he has told each of you what~is~good~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Dt 30:15\+xt*\f*
\q and what it is the~\nd Lord\nd* requires of~you:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Dt 10:12\+xt*\f*
\q to act justly,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Is 56:1; Jr 22:3; Mt 23:23\+xt*\f*
\q to love faithfulness,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Hs 6:6\+xt*\f*
\q and to walk humbly with~your~God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Is 57:15; 66:2\+xt*\f*
\s1 Verdict of Judgment
\q1
\v 9 The voice of the \nd Lord\nd* calls~out to~the~city~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 6:9 \ft = Jerusalem\f*
\q (and it is wise to~fear your~name):
\q “Pay attention to~the~rod
\q and the one who~ordained~it.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:9 \ft Or \fqa attention, you tribe. Who has ordained it?\ft ; Hb obscure\f*
\q1
\v 10 Are there still~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft Hb obscure\f* the~treasures of~wickedness~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft \+xt Jr 5:26–27; Am 3:10\+xt*\f*
\q and the accursed short~measure~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 45:9–10; Am 8:5\+xt*\f*
\q in the house of~the~wicked?
\q1
\v 11 Can I excuse wicked~scales
\q or bags of~deceptive~weights?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:11 \ft \+xt Lv 19:36; Hs 12:7\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 For the wealthy of~the~city are~full of~violence,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft \+xt Is 1:23; 5:7; Am 6:3–4; Mc 2:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q and its residents speak~lies;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft \+xt Jr 9:2–6,8; Hs 7:13; Am 2:4\+xt*\f*
\q the tongues in~their~mouths are~deceitful.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:12 \ft \+xt Is 3:8\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 13 “As a result, I have begun to~strike you~severely,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 6:13 \ft LXX, Aq, Theod, Syr, Vg; MT reads \fqa I have made you sick by striking you down\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:13 \ft \+xt Mc 1:9\+xt*\f*
\q bringing desolation because~of your~sins.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:13 \ft \+xt Is 1:7; 6:11\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 14 You will eat but~not be~satisfied,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft \+xt Is 9:20\+xt*\f*
\q for there will be hunger within~you.
\q What you acquire, you~cannot~save,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft \+xt Is 30:6\+xt*\f*
\q and what you do~save,
\q I will give to~the~sword.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:14 \ft Hb obscure\f*
\q1
\v 15 You will sow but~not~reap;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:15 \ft \+xt Dt 28:38–40; Jr 12:13\+xt*\f*
\q you will press~olives
\q but not anoint yourself with~oil;
\q and you will tread~grapes
\q but not drink the~wine.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:15 \ft \+xt Am 5:11; Zph 1:13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 16 The statutes of~Omri
\q and all the practices of~Ahab’s~house
\q have been~observed;
\q you have followed their~policies.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:16 \ft \+xt 1Kg 16:25–34; 2Kg 21:3; 2Ch 21:6,13; Jr 7:24\+xt*\f*
\q Therefore, I will make you a~desolate~place~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:16 \ft \+xt Jr 18:16\+xt*\f*
\q and the city’s~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:16 \ft Lit \fqa and its\f* residents an~object of~contempt;~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:16 \ft Lit \fqa residents a hissing\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:16 \ft \+xt Jr 19:8; 25:9,18; 29:18\+xt*\f*
\q you will bear the~scorn of~my~people.”~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 6:16 \ft LXX reads \fqa of the peoples\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:16 \ft \+xt Ps 44:13; Jr 51:51; Hs 12:14\+xt*\f*
\c 7
\s1 Israel’s Moral Decline
\q1
\v 1 How sad for~me!
\q For I am like one~who~—
\q when the summer fruit has~been~gathered
\q after the gleaning of~the~grape~harvest~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Is 24:13\+xt*\f*~—
\q finds no grape cluster to~eat,
\q no early fig, which~I~crave.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Is 28:4; Hs 9:10\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 Faithful people have vanished from~the~land;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Is 57:1\+xt*\f*
\q there is no one upright among~the~people.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt 1Kg 19:10\+xt*\f*
\q All of them wait in ambush to~shed~blood;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Is 59:7; Mc 3:10\+xt*\f*
\q they hunt each other with~a~net.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Jr 5:26; Hs 5:1\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 Both hands are good~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:3 \ft \+xt Pr 4:16–17\+xt*\f* at~accomplishing~evil:
\q the official and the judge demand a~bribe;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:3 \ft \+xt Am 5:12; Mc 3:11\+xt*\f*
\q when the powerful man communicates his~evil~desire,
\q they plot it~together.
\q1
\v 4 The best of them is like~a~brier;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:4 \ft \+xt Ezk 2:6; 28:24\+xt*\f*
\q the most upright is worse than~a~hedge of~thorns.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:4 \ft \+xt Nah 1:10\+xt*\f*
\q The day of your watchmen,
\q the day of your punishment, is~coming;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:4 \ft \+xt Is 10:3; Hs 9:7\+xt*\f*
\q at this time their panic is~here.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:4 \ft \+xt Is 22:5\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 Do not rely on~a~friend;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:5 \ft \+xt Jr 9:4\+xt*\f*
\q don’t trust in~a~close~companion.
\q Seal your mouth
\q from the woman who lies in~your~arms.
\q1
\v 6 Surely a son considers his~father a~fool,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:6 \ft \+xt Mt 10:21,35–36; Lk 12:53\+xt*\f*
\q a daughter opposes her~mother,
\q and a daughter-in-law is against~her~mother-in-law;
\q a man’s enemies are the~men of~his~own~household.
\q1
\v 7 But I will look to~the~\nd Lord\nd*;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:7 \ft \+xt Hab 2:1\+xt*\f*
\q I will wait for the~God of~my~salvation.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:7 \ft \+xt Ps 130:5; Is 25:9\+xt*\f*
\q My God will hear~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:7 \ft \+xt Ps 4:3\+xt*\f*
\s1 Zion’s Vindication
\q1
\v 8 Do not rejoice over~me,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:8 \ft \+xt Ob 12\+xt*\f* my~enemy!
\q Though I have fallen, I~will~stand~up;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:8 \ft \+xt Am 9:11\+xt*\f*
\q though I sit in~darkness,
\q the \nd Lord\nd* will be my~light.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:8 \ft \+xt Ps 27:1; Is 9:2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 9 Because I have sinned against~him,
\q I must endure the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~fury
\q until he champions my~cause~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Jr 50:34\+xt*\f*
\q and establishes justice for~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Jb 23:3–7; Lm 3:58\+xt*\f*
\q He will bring me into~the~light;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Ps 37:6; Is 42:7,16\+xt*\f*
\q I will see his~salvation.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft Or \fqa righteousness\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Is 46:13; 56:1\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 Then my enemy will~see,
\q and she will be covered with~shame,
\q the one who said to~me,
\q “Where is the \nd Lord\nd* your~God?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:10 \ft \+xt Ps 42:3,10; 79:10; 115:2; Jl 2:17\+xt*\f*
\q My eyes will look at~her in~triumph;
\q at that time she will~be~trampled
\q like mud in~the~streets.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:10 \ft \+xt Ps 18:42; Zch 10:5\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 11 A day will come for~rebuilding your~walls;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:11 \ft \+xt Is 54:11; Am 9:11\+xt*\f*
\q on that day your boundary will~be~extended.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:11 \ft \+xt Zph 2:2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 On that day people will~come to~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:12 \ft \+xt Is 19:23–25; 60:4,9\+xt*\f*
\q from Assyria and~the~cities of~Egypt,
\q even from Egypt to~the~Euphrates~River
\q and from sea to~sea
\q and mountain to~mountain.
\q1
\v 13 Then the earth will~become a~wasteland~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:13 \ft \+xt Jr 25:11; Mc 6:13\+xt*\f*
\q because of its~inhabitants
\q and as a result of their~actions.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:13 \ft \+xt Is 3:10–11; Mc 3:4\+xt*\f*
\s1 Micah’s Prayer Answered
\q1
\v 14 Shepherd your people~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Ps 95:7; Is 40:11; 49:10; Mc 5:4\+xt*\f* with~your~staff,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Lv 27:32; Ps 23:4\+xt*\f*
\q the flock that is your~possession.
\q They live alone~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Nm 23:9; Dt 33:28\+xt*\f* in~a~woodland
\q surrounded by pastures.
\q Let them graze in~Bashan and~Gilead~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Jr 50:19\+xt*\f*
\q as in ancient times.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Am 9:11\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 15 I will perform~miracles for~them~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft = Israel\f*
\q as in the days of~your~exodus
\q from the land of~Egypt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft \+xt Ex 3:20; 34:10; Ps 78:11–16\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 16 Nations will see and~be~ashamed
\q of~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft Or \fqa ashamed in spite of\f* all~their~power.
\q They will put their~hands over~their~mouths,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft \+xt Mc 3:7\+xt*\f*
\q and their ears will become~deaf.
\q1
\v 17 They will lick the dust like~a~snake;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Ps 72:9; Is 49:23\+xt*\f*
\q they will come trembling out~of their~hiding~places~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Ps 18:45\+xt*\f*
\q like reptiles slithering on~the~ground.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Dt 32:24\+xt*\f*
\q They will tremble in~the~presence of~the \nd Lord\nd* our~God;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:17 \ft \+xt Is 25:3; 59:19\+xt*\f*
\q they will stand in~awe of~you.
\b
\q1
\v 18 Who is a God like~you,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:18 \ft \+xt Ex 15:11; Ps 71:19; Is 40:18\+xt*\f*
\q forgiving iniquity and~passing over~rebellion~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:18 \ft \+xt Ex 34:7,9; Is 43:25; Rm 3:25\+xt*\f*
\q for the remnant of~his~inheritance?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:18 \ft \+xt Mc 2:12; 4:7; 5:7–8\+xt*\f*
\q He does not hold on to~his~anger~forever~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:18 \ft \+xt Ps 103:8–9,13\+xt*\f*
\q because he delights in~faithful~love.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:18 \ft \+xt Jr 32:41\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 19 He will again have~compassion on~us;
\q he will vanquish our~iniquities.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:19 \ft \+xt Jr 50:20\+xt*\f*
\q You will cast all our~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 7:19 \ft Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read \fqa their\f*~sins
\q into the depths of~the~sea.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:18–19 \ft \+xt Ps 103:9–12; Is 38:17; 43:25; Jr 31:34\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 20 You will show loyalty to~Jacob~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:20 \ft \+xt Gn 24:27; 32:10\+xt*\f*
\q and faithful love to~Abraham,
\q as you swore to~our~ancestors~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:20 \ft \+xt Dt 7:8,12\+xt*\f*
\q from days long~ago.
