Textus Receptus Bibles
Parallel Bibles
| 1:1 | The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the dayes of Iotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Kings of Iudah, which hee saw concerning Samaria and Ierusalem. |
| 1:2 | Heare all ye people, hearken O earth, and all that therein is, and let the Lord God be witnesse against you, the Lord from his holy temple. |
| 1:3 | For behold, the Lord commeth forth out of his place, and will come downe and tread vpon the high places of the earth. |
| 1:4 | And the mountaines shall be molten vnder him, and the valleis shall be cleft: as waxe before the fire, and as the waters that are powred downe a steepe place. |
| 1:5 | For the transgression of Iacob is all this, and for the sinnes of the house of Israel: What is the transgression of Iacob? Is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Iudah? are they not Ierusalem? |
| 1:6 | Therfore I will make Samaria as an heape of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard; and I will powre downe the stones therof into the valley, and I will discouer the foundations thereof. |
| 1:7 | And all the grauen images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burnt with the fire, and all the idoles therof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall returne to the hire of an harlot. |
| 1:8 | Therfore I wil waile and houle, I will goe stript and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owles. |
| 1:9 | For her wound is incurable, for it is come vnto Iudah: he is come vnto the gate of my people, euen to Ierusalem. |
| 1:10 | Declare yee it not at Gath, weepe yee not at all: In the house of Aphrah rowle thy selfe in the dust. |
| 1:11 | Passe yee away thou inhabitant of Saphir, hauing thy shame naked; the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel, he shall receiue of you his standing. |
| 1:12 | For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good, but euill came downe from the Lord vnto the gate of Ierusalem. |
| 1:13 | O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the charet to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sinne to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. |
| 1:14 | Therfore shalt thou giue presents to Moresheth-Gath: the houses of Achzib shalbe a lie to ye kings of Israel. |
| 1:15 | Yet wil I bring an heire vnto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come vnto Adullam, the glory of Israel |
| 1:16 | Make thee bald, and polle thee for thy delicate children, enlarge thy baldnesse as the Eagle, for they are gone into captiuitie from thee. |
| 1:1 | The word of the Lord, that came vnto Micah the Morashite in the dayes of Iotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Kings of Iudah, which he sawe concerning Samaria, and Ierusalem. |
| 1:2 | Heare, al ye people: hearke thou, O earth, and all that therein is, and let the Lord God be witnes against you, euen ye Lord from his holy Teple. |
| 1:3 | For beholde, the Lord commeth out of his place, and will come downe, and tread vpon the hie places of the earth. |
| 1:4 | And the mountaines shall melt vnder him (so shall the valleys cleaue) as waxe before the fire, and as the waters that are powred downewarde. |
| 1:5 | For the wickednes of Iaakob is all this, and for the sinnes of the house of Israel: what is the wickednes of Iaakob? Is not Samaria? and which are the hie places of Iudah? Is not Ierusalem? |
| 1:6 | Therefore I wil make Samaria as an heape of the fielde, and for the planting of a vineyard, and I will cause the stones thereof to tumble downe into the valley, and I will discouer the foundations thereof. |
| 1:7 | And all the grauen images thereof shalbe broken, and all the giftes thereof shalbe burnt with the fire, and all the idoles thereof will I destroy: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall returne to the wages of an harlot. |
| 1:8 | Therefore I will mourne and howle: I wil goe without clothes, and naked: I will make lamentation like the dragons, and mourning as the ostriches. |
| 1:9 | For her plagues are grieuous: for it is come into Iudah: the enemie is come vnto the gate of my people, vnto Ierusalem. |
| 1:10 | Declare ye it not at Gath, neither weepe ye: for the house of Aphrah roule thy selfe in the dust. |
| 1:11 | Thou that dwellest at Shaphir, go together naked with shame: she that dwelleth at Zaanan, shall not come forth in ye mourning of Beth-ezel: the enemie shall receiue of you for his standing. |
| 1:12 | For the inhabitant of Maroth wayted for good, but euill came from the Lord vnto the gate of Ierusalem. |
| 1:13 | O thou inhabitant of Lachish, binde the charet to the beastes of price: she is the beginning of the sinne to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. |
| 1:14 | Therefore shalt thou giue presents to Moresheth Gath: the houses of Achzib shalbe as a lye to the Kings of Israel. |
| 1:15 | Yet will I bring an heire vnto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, he shall come vnto Adullam, the glorie of Israel. |
| 1:16 | Make thee balde: and shaue thee for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldenesse as the eagle, for they are gone into captiuity from thee. |
| 1:1 | Thys is the worde of the Lorde, that came vnto Micheas the Morastite, in the dayes of Iothan Ahas and Iehezekiah kynges of Iuda: whych was shewed hym vpon Samaria & Ierusalem. |
| 1:2 | Heare al ye people, marcke this well O earth and all that therin is. Yee, the Lorde God hym selfe be wytnesse amonge you euen the Lord from his holy temple. |
| 1:3 | For why? beholde, the Lorde shall go out of his place, & come downe, & treade vpon the hye thynges of the earth. |
| 1:4 | The mountaynes shall consume vnder him, & the valleyes shal cleue asunder: lyke as waxe consumeth at the fyre, & as the waters runne downwarde. |
| 1:5 | And all thys shalbe for the wyckednesse of Iacob. and the synnes of the house of Israel. But what is the wyckednesse of Iacob? Is not Samaria? Whych are the hye places of Iuda? Is not Ierusalem? |
| 1:6 | Therfore I shall make Samaria an heape of stones in the felde, to laye aboute the vyneyarde: her stones shall I cast into the valley, and discouer her foundacyons. |
| 1:7 | All her Images shall be broken downe & all her garmentes shall be brent in the fyre: yee, all her Idols will I destroye: for why? they are gathered out of the hyre of an whore, & into an whores hyre shall they be turned agayne. |
| 1:8 | Wherfore I will mourne & make lamentacion, bare & naked will I go: I must mourne lyke the dragons, and take sorowe as the Estriches: |
| 1:9 | for theyr wounde is past remedy: And why? it is come into Iuda, & hath touched the porte of my people at Ierusalem alredy. |
| 1:10 | Wepe not, lest they at Geth perceaue it. Thou at Bataphra, welter thy selfe in the dust & asshes. |
| 1:11 | Thou that dwellest at Sephyr, get the hence with shame. The proude shall boost nomore for very sorowe: and why? her neyghboure shal take from her what she hath |
| 1:12 | The rebellyous cytie hopeth, that it shall not be so euell: but for all that, the plage shall come from the Lorde, euen into the porte of Ierusalem, |
| 1:13 | The greate noyse of the charettes shall feare them, that dwell at Lachys, which is an occasyon of the synne of the daughter of Syon, for in the came vp the wyckednesses of Israel. |
| 1:14 | Yee, she sent her coursers into the lande of Geth. The houses of lyes will dysceaue the kynges of Israel. |
| 1:15 | And as for the (O thou that dwellest at Morassa) I shal bring a possessioner vpon the, & the plage of Israel shal reach vnto Odolla. |
| 1:16 | Make the balde, & shaue the, because of thy tender chyldren: Make the cleane balde as an Aegle, for they shalbe caryed awaye captiue from the. |
The King James Version 2016 Edition is copyright © 2016 by Textus Receptus PTY. LTD.
Used by permission. All rights reserved. Further details
Green's Literal Translation (LITV). Copyright 1993 by Jay P. Green Sr.
All rights reserved. Jay P. Green Sr., Lafayette, IN. U.S.A. 47903.
Permission to non-commercially distribute freely