Micah 1:1 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ The word of Yahweh which came unto Micah the Morashtite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah,––of which he had vision concerning Samaria, and Jerusalem:––

¹ twenty–five years old, was Jotham when he began to reign, and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem,––and, the name of his mother, was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok. ² And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Uzziah his father had done, only he entered not into the temple of Yahweh,––though still were the people acting corruptly. ³ He, built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh,–and, on the wall of Ophel, built he extensively. ⁴ Cities also, built he, in the hill country of Judah,––and, in the thick woods, built he fortresses and towers. ⁵ He, also made war against the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevailed against them, and the sons of Ammon gave him, during that year, a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and, of barley, ten thousand,––this, did the sons of Ammon render him, both in the second year, and the third. ⁶ So Jotham strengthened himself,––for he fixed his ways before Yahweh his God. ⁷ But, the rest of the story of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo! there they are written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. ⁸ Twenty–five years old, was he when he began to reign,––and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem. ⁹ And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him, in the city of David,––and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

¹ The vision of Isaiah, son of Amoz, which he saw, concerning Judah and Jerusalem,––in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah,––kings of Judah.

⁹ Even though, the head of Ephraim, is Samaria, And, the head of Samaria, is the son of Remaliah. If ye trust not, Surely ye cannot be trusted!

¹⁸ Micah the Morashtite, was prophesying, in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah,––and he spake unto all the people of Judah, saying, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts––Zion, as a field, shall be plowed, And, Jerusalem, into heaps of ruins, shall be turned, And, the mountain of the house, [be] like mounds in a jungle,

¹ The word of Yahweh which came unto Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah,––and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.

¹⁵ Though unchaste art thou, O Israel, let not Judah, become guilty, neither let them enter Gilgal, nor go up to Beth–aven, and [then] swear, By the life of Yahweh!

⁵ Therefore will the Excellency of Israel, answer, to his face,––and, Israel and Ephraim, shall stumble in their iniquity, even Judah with them, hath stumbled. ⁶ With their flocks and with their herds, will they go to seek Yahweh, but shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. ⁷ With Yahweh, have they dealt treacherously, for, to alien children, have they given birth,––now, a new moon, shall devour them, with their portions.
⁸ Blow ye a horn in Gibeah, a trumpet in Ramah,––sound an alarm at Beth–aven, behind thee, O Benjamin! ⁹ Ephraim, shall become, a desolation, in the day of rebuke: Throughout the tribes of Israel, have I hide known what is sure. ¹⁰ The rulers of Judah have become as they who remove a land–mark. Upon them, will I pour out, like water, my wrath. ¹¹ Oppressed, is Ephraim, crushed in judgment,––because he hath, wilfully, walked after falsehood. ¹² But, I, was like a moth, to Ephraim,––and like rotten wood to the house of Judah. ¹³ When Ephraim, saw, his injury, and Judah his wound, then went Ephraim unto Assyria, and [Judah] sent unto a hostile king,––yet, he, cannot heal you, nor will the wound, remove from you. ¹⁴ For, I, will be as a lion unto Ephraim, and as a young lion to the house of Judah,––I, I, will tear in pieces, and depart, I will carry off, and none be able to rescue.

¹⁰ In the house of Israel, have I seen a horrible thing,––there, the unchastity of Ephraim, defiled is Israel. ¹¹ Judah too! a harvest is appointed for thee,––in that I will bring back the captivity of my people.

¹⁴ And so Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and hath built temples, and, Judah, hath multiplied fortified cities,––Therefore will I send a fire upon his cities, and it shall consume the palaces thereof.

¹ Ephraim, feedeth on wind, and pursueth the east wind, all the day, falsehood and force, doth he magnify,––and, a covenant with Assyria, would they solemnize, and, oil into Egypt, must be borne along. ² But, a controversy, hath Yahweh with Judah,––so that he may bring punishment on Jacob, according to his ways, According to his doings, repay him.

¹ The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa,––of which (words) he had vision concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

⁴ Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Judah, and because of four, will I not turn it back,––Because they have rejected the law of Yahweh, and, his statutes, have not kept, but their falsehoods, have led them astray, after the which their fathers, did walk, ⁵ Therefore will I send a fire upon Judah,––which shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. ⁶ Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Israel, and because of four, will I not turn it back,––Because they have sold––for silver––the righteous, and the needy––for a pair of shoes: ⁷ Who strive to bring the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and, the way of the oppressed, they pervert,––Yea, a man and his own father, go in unto the maid, to profane my holy Name! ⁸ And, on pledged garments, they recline, beside every altar,––and, exacted wine, do they drink, in the house of their God.

¹ Hear ye this word, which Yahweh hath spoken, concerning you, ye sons of Israel,––concerning the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt saying:–– ² Only you, have I acknowledged, of all the families of the ground, For this cause, will I visit upon you all your iniquities.

¹ Alas for the careless in Zion, and for them who put confidence in the mountain of Samaria,––the distinguished among the first group of nations, to whom came in the house of Israel.

⁵ For the transgression of Jacob, is all this, and for the sin of the house of Israel,––Whose is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria’s? And whose is the sin of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

¹⁴ Therefore, shalt thou give a dismission, against Moresheth–gath,––The houses of Achzib, served for a deception to the kings of Israel. ¹⁵ The time shall yet be when, the heir, I will bring unto thee, O inhabitress of Mareshah,––as far as Adullam, shall enter the glory of Israel.

¹ The oracle of which Habakkuk the prophet, had vision: