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

1The word of Yhwh that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord Yhwh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. For, behold, Yhwh cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. 5For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?

Micah 1:3 word by word

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

• For, behold, Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• cometh forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• out of his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• and will come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and treadדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• upon the high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Micah 1:3

• Isaiah 26:21For, behold, Yhwh cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
• Ezekiel 3:12Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of Yhwh from his place.
• Hosea 5:14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
• Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
• Job 40:12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
• Isaiah 2:10Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of Yhwh, and for the glory of his majesty.
• Isaiah 25:10For in this mountain shall the hand of Yhwh rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
• Isaiah 63:3I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
• Amos 4:13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, Yhwh, The God of Armies, is his name.
• Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
• Deuteronomy 33:29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by Yhwh, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
• Habakkuk 3:19Yhwh God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my 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

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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