Micah 1:3

Micah 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling place; he comes down and treads on the heights of the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, the Lord is coming out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth.

Context of Micah 1:3

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. For 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?

Micah 1:3 word by word

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ וְיָרַ֥ד וְדָרַ֖ךְ עַל־בָּ֥מֳתֵי אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• comes forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from His dwelling placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• He will come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and treadדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Micah 1:3

• Isaiah 26:21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
• Isaiah 64:1If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
• Ezekiel 3:12Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!”
• Hosea 5:14For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
• Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
• Job 40:12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
• Isaiah 2:10Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
• Isaiah 25:10For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
• Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
• Amos 4:13For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth— the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”
• Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
• Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
• Habakkuk 3:19GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.

Commentaries on Micah 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For, behold, the Lord cometh forth - See this clause, Amos 4:13; (note). He represents Jehovah as a mighty conqueror, issuing from his pavilion, stepping from mountain to mountain, which rush down and fill the valleys before him; a consuming fire accompanying him, that melts and confounds every hill and dale, and blends all in universal confusion. God is here represented as doing that himself which other conquerors do by the multitude of their hosts…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For, behold, the Lord comth forth - that is, (as we now say,) “is coming forth.” Each day of judgment, and the last also, are ever drawing nigh, noiselessly as the nightfall, but unceasingly. “Out of His Place.” Dionysius: “God is hidden from us, except when He sheweth Himself by His Wisdom or Power of Justice or Grace, as Isaiah saith, Verily, Thou art a God who hidest Thyself‘ Isaiah 45:15.” He seemeth to be absent, when He doth not visibly work either…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Tread on the high places suggests a theophany, which is an appearance of God. This God is behind the upcoming historical events affecting Samaria (see Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalm 108:13; Amos 4:13). God rules over nations and nature. People also believed the Canaanite god Baal acted in this way. Descriptions like this highlight that the Lord, not Baal, is truly in control.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. tread upon the high places of the earth--He shall destroy the fortified heights (compare De 32:13; 33:29) [Grotius].Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 1:3

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Commentaries on Micah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings