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Book of Micah, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Micah—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ The word of Jehovah[a] that occurred to Miʹcah1 of Moʹresh·eth,[b] in the days of Joʹtham,2 Aʹhaz,3 Hez·e·kiʹah,4 kings of Judah,5 that he visioned concerning Sa·marʹi·a6 and Jerusalem:7
  2. ¶ “Hear, O YOU peoples, all of YOU; pay attention, O earth and what fills you,8 and let the Sovereign Lord Jehovah serve against YOU as a witness,9 Jehovah[c] from his holy temple.[d]10
  3. For, look! Jehovah[e] is going forth from his place,11 and he will certainly come down and tread upon earth’s high places.12
  4. And the mountains must melt under him,13 and the low plains themselves will split apart, like wax because of the fire,14 like waters being poured down a steep place.
  5. ¶ “It is because of the revolt of Jacob that there is all this, even because of the sins of the house of Israel.15 What is the revolt of Jacob? Is it not Sa·marʹi·a?16 And what are the high places[f] of Judah?17 Are they not Jerusalem?
  6. And I shall certainly make Sa·marʹi·a a heap of ruins of the field,18 the planting places of a vineyard; and I will pour down into the valley her stones, and her foundations I shall lay bare.19
  7. And her graven images will all be crushed to pieces,20 and all the gifts [made] to her as her hire will be burned in the fire;21 and all her idols I shall make a desolate waste. For from the things given as the hire of a prostitute she collected [them], and to the thing given as the hire of a prostitute they will return.”22
  8. ¶ On this account I will wail and howl;23 I will walk barefoot and naked.24 I shall make a wailing like the jackals, and a mourning like female ostriches.[g]
  9. For the stroke[h] upon her is unhealable;25 for it has come as far as Judah,26 [the] plague as far as the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem.27
  10. ¶ “In Gath do not YOU men tell [it] out; positively do not weep.28
    ¶ “In the house of Aphʹrah wallow in the very dust.29
  11. Make your way across, O inhabitress of Shaʹphir, in shameful nudity.30 The inhabitress of Zaʹa·nan has not gone forth. The wailing of Beth-eʹzel will take from YOU people its standing place.
  12. For the inhabitress of Maʹroth has waited for good,31 but what is bad has come down from Jehovah to the gate of Jerusalem.32
  13. Attach the chariot to the team of horses, O inhabitress of Laʹchish.33 The beginning of sin was what she was to the daughter of Zion,34 for in you[i] the revolts of Israel have been found.35
  14. Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moʹresh·eth-gath.36 The houses of Achʹzib37 were as something deceitful to the kings of Israel.
  15. The dispossessor[j] I shall yet bring to you,38 O inhabitress of Ma·reʹshah.39 As far as A·dulʹlam40 the glory of Israel will come.
  16. Cause baldness, and shear [your hair] off on account of your sons of exquisite delight.41 Broaden out your baldness like [that of] the eagle, because they have gone away from you into exile.”42

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ See App 1C §2.
  2. ^ Or, “the Morashtite.”
  3. ^ One of 134 scribal changes from YHWH to ʼAdho·naiʹ. See App 1B.
  4. ^ “From his holy temple.” Heb., me·heh·khalʹ qodh·shohʹ; Lat., temʹplo sancʹto. See Mt 23:16 ftn.
  5. ^ See App 1C §2.
  6. ^ “The high places,” MVg; LXX, “the sin of the house”; Sy, “the sin.”
  7. ^ “Female ostriches.” Lit., “daughters of an ostrich.”
  8. ^ “Stroke,” LXXSyVg; M, “strokes.”
  9. ^ “You,” fem. sing.
  10. ^ Or, “The one taking possession.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Je 26:18
  2. ^ 2Ki 15:7, 32; 1Ch 3:12; 2Ch 27:1
  3. ^ 2Ki 16:2; 2Ch 28:1; Is 7:1; Ho 1:1
  4. ^ 2Ki 18:1; 2Ch 29:1; Is 36:1
  5. ^ Is 1:1
  6. ^ 1Ki 16:24; Am 4:1
  7. ^ Mc 3:10
  8. ^ Is 1:2
  9. ^ Ps 50:7; Ml 3:5
  10. ^ Ps 11:4; Hab 2:20
  11. ^ Ps 115:3; Is 26:21; Eze 3:12
  12. ^ De 32:13; 33:29; Am 4:13
  13. ^ Jg 5:5; Ps 97:5
  14. ^ 2Pe 3:10
  15. ^ 2Ki 17:7; Je 2:17
  16. ^ Ho 7:1
  17. ^ 2Ki 16:4
  18. ^ 2Ki 19:25
  19. ^ Eze 13:14; Mt 24:2
  20. ^ Le 26:30; Ho 8:6
  21. ^ Ho 2:5; 9:1
  22. ^ De 23:18
  23. ^ Je 4:19
  24. ^ Is 20:2
  25. ^ Is 1:5; Je 15:18
  26. ^ 2Ki 18:13; Is 8:8
  27. ^ 2Ch 32:2; Mc 1:12
  28. ^ 2Sa 1:20
  29. ^ Je 6:26; Eze 27:30
  30. ^ Is 47:3; Je 13:26; Eze 16:37
  31. ^ Is 59:9; Je 8:15
  32. ^ Is 45:7; Am 3:6
  33. ^ Jos 15:39; 2Ki 18:14
  34. ^ 1Ki 14:16
  35. ^ 2Ki 16:3; Je 3:8
  36. ^ 2Ki 15:19
  37. ^ Jos 15:44
  38. ^ Is 7:17
  39. ^ 2Ch 11:8
  40. ^ Ge 38:1; Ne 11:30
  41. ^ Jb 1:20; Is 15:2; 22:12; Je 7:29
  42. ^ De 28:41; 2Ki 17:6; Is 39:7

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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