Micah 1:2

Micah 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
• New International Version (NIV)Hear, you peoples, all of you, listen, earth and all who live in it, that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear, you peoples, all of you; pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it, and let the Lord God be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Attention! Let all the people of the world listen! Let the earth and everything in it hear. The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you; the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.

Context of Micah 1:2

1The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Hear, all you peoples! Listen, O earth, and all that is in it! Let the Lord God be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. 3For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth. 4The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split Like wax before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.

Micah 1:2 word by word

שִׁמְעוּ֙ עַמִּ֣ים כֻּלָּ֔ם הַקְשִׁ֖יבִי אֶ֣רֶץ וּמְלֹאָ֑הּ וִיהִי֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֤ה בָּכֶם֙ לְעֵ֔ד אֲדֹנָ֖י מֵהֵיכַ֥ל קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• all ye peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• hearkenקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• O earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and all that thereinמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• is: and let the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• be witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• from his holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964

Cross-references for Micah 1:2

• Micah 6:1Hear now what the Lord says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice.
• Deuteronomy 32:1“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
• Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God the Lord, Has spoken and called the earth From the rising of the sun to its going down.
• Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me;
• Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth, Hear the word of the Lord!
• Mark 7:14When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:
• Revelation 2:7“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’
• Revelation 3:6“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’
• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
• Psalms 50:12“If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
• Psalms 50:7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God!
• Jeremiah 29:23because they have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them. Indeed I know, and am a witness, says the Lord.
• Malachi 2:14Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant.
• Malachi 3:5And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien— Because they do not fear Me,” Says the Lord of hosts.
• Psalms 11:4The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

Commentaries on Micah 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Hear, all ye people - The very commencement of this prophecy supposes preceding exhortations and predictions. Hearken, O earth - ארץ arets, here, should be translated land, the country of the Hebrews being only intended. And let the Lord God be Witness - Let him who has sent me with this message be witness that I have delivered it faithfully; and be a witness against you, if you take not the warning. The Lord from his holy temple - The place where he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hear, all ye people - Literally, “hear, ye peoples, all of them.” Some 140, or 150 years had flowed by, since Micaiah, son of Imlah, had closed his prophecy in these words. And now they burst out anew. From age to age the word of God holds its course, ever receiving new fulfillments, never dying out, until the end shall come. The signal fulfillment of the prophecy, to which the former Micalah had called attention in these words, was an earnest of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Hear!: This word translates the same Hebrew term used in the Shema, which begins with the command “Hear” in Deuteronomy 6:4. It is a call to listen carefully and respond with obedience. His holy temple: This refers to the Lord’s dwelling place in heaven, not to the corrupt temple in Jerusalem (Micah 1:2–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. all that therein is--Hebrew, "whatever fills it." Micaiah, son of Imlah, our prophet's namesake, begins his prophecy similarly, "Hearken, O people, every one of you." Micah designedly uses the same preface, implying that his ministrations are a continuation of his predecessor's of the same name. Both probably had before their mind Moses' similar attestation of heaven and earth in a like case (De 31:28; 32:1; compare Is 1:2). God be witness against…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 1:2

• Church
• Idolatry
• Temple

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Heir
• Lie
• Roll
• Wail
• Bush, Burning
• Micah (2)
• Micaiah
• Lord Yahweh, Yahweh God

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