Study it in the app““Micah the Morashtite was prophesying in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and he said to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Zion will be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps of ruins, and the mountain of the house high places of a forest.’”
“Micahמִיכָהthe Morashtiteהַמּוֹרַשְׁתִּיwasהָיָהprophesyingנִבָּאin the daysבִּימֵיof Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto allאֶל כָּלthe peopleעַםof Judah,יְהוּדָהsaying,לֵאמֹר‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתZionצִיּוֹןwill be plowedתֵחָרֵשׁas a field,שָׂדֶהand Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַיִםwill becomeתִּהְיֶהheaps of ruins,עִיִּיםand the mountainוְהַרof the houseהַבַּיִתhigh placesלְבָמוֹתof a forest.’יָעַר
Micah
Micah: short form of the name "Micaiah" ("who is like YHWH?"). Several people bear it: the man from the hill country of Ephraim (Judges 17-18) and, centuries later, the prophet Micah.
Where else “micha” appearsMorashtite
Morashtite: a native of Moresheth, the town of the prophet Micah.
Where else “morashti” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appearsprophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “niba” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appearsHezekiah
Hezekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is my strength" or "YHWH strengthens." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20; 18-20; Isaiah 36-39); other men also bear it (Zephaniah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:21).
Where else “chizkiyahu” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appearsZion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appearsplow
To drive the plow, opening furrows in the soil.
Where else “techaresh” appearsfarmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalayim” appearsheap of ruins
A heap of ruins, the rubble of what was torn down.
Where else “iyim” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appearshigh place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “vamot” appearsforest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appearsQuotation of Micah 3:12.
1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
17And there arose men from the elders of the land, and they said to all the assembly of the people, saying,
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19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah actually put him to death? Did he not fear YHWH and entreat the face of YHWH, and YHWH relented concerning the evil that he had spoken against them? But we are doing great evil against our own souls.”
