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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. <a href="/esv/micah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/micah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Hear, 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. <a href="/kjv/micah/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/micah/1.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/micah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Hear, you peoples, all of you; Listen carefully, earth and all it contains, And may the Lord GOD be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. <a href="/nasb/micah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Hear, O peoples, all of you; Listen, O earth and all it contains, And let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. <a href="/nasb77/micah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Hear, O peoples, all of you; Listen, O earth and all it contains, And let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. <a href="/lsb/micah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Hear, O peoples, all of you; Give heed, O earth, as well as its fullness, And let Lord Yahweh be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. <a href="/amp/micah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Hear, O peoples, all of you; Listen closely, O earth and all that is in it, And let the Lord GOD be witness [giving a testimony of the judgment] against you, The Lord from His holy temple [in the heavens]. <a href="/csb/micah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen, all you peoples; pay attention, earth and everyone in it! The Lord GOD will be a witness against you, the Lord, from his holy temple. <a href="/hcsb/micah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen, all you peoples; pay attention, earth and everyone in it! The Lord GOD will be a witness against you, the Lord, from His holy temple. <a href="/asv/micah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Hear, ye peoples, all of you; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord Jehovah be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. <a href="/cev/micah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Listen, all of you! Earth and everything on it, pay close attention. The LORD God accuses you from his holy temple. <a href="/erv/micah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Hear, ye peoples, all of you; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. <a href="/gwt/micah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Listen, all you people! Pay attention, earth and all who are on it. The Almighty LORD will be a witness against you. The Lord will be a witness from his holy temple. <a href="/gnt/micah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Hear this, all you nations; listen to this, all who live on earth! The Sovereign LORD will testify against you. Listen! He speaks from his heavenly temple. <a href="/isv/micah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Listen, people! All of you! Earth! Pay attention, and all you inhabitants of it! May the Lord GOD be a witness against you— the Lord from his holy Temple. <a href="/msb/micah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Hear, 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. <a href="/net/micah/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Listen, all you nations! Pay attention, all inhabitants of earth! The sovereign LORD will testify against you; the LORD will accuse you from his majestic palace. <a href="/nheb/micah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Hear, you peoples, all of you. Listen, O earth, and all that is in it: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. <a href="/wbt/micah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/micah/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Hear, you peoples, all of you! Listen, O earth, and all that is therein. Let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Hear, O peoples, all of them! Attend, O earth, and its fullness, "" And Lord YHWH is against you for a witness, "" The Lord from His holy temple. <a href="/ylt/micah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Hear, O peoples, all of them! Attend, O earth, and its fulness, And the Lord Jehovah is against you for a witness, The Lord from His holy temple. <a href="/slt/micah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Hear, all ye peoples; attend, O earth, and its fulness, and the Lord Jehovah shall be among you for a witness, Jehovah from his holy temple.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Hear, all ye people: and let the earth give ear, and all that is therein: and let the Lord God be a witness to you, the Lord from his holy temple. <a href="/cpdv/micah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All peoples, listen. And may the earth and its fullness pay attention. And may the Lord God be a witness to you, the Lord from his holy temple. <a href="/nabre/micah/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Hear, O peoples, all of you, give heed, O earth, and all that is in it! Let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple! <a href="/nrsvce/micah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Hear, you peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and all that is in it; and let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Hear, all you people; hearken, O earth and all that is in it; and let the LORD God be a witness among you, even the LORD from his holy temple. <a href="/hpbt/micah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Hear all you nations and listen Earth in its fullness, and The Lord of Lords will be a witness among you, LORD JEHOVAH from the temple of his holiness<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Hear, ye peoples, all of you; Hearken, O earth, and all that therein is; And let the Lord GOD be witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. <a href="/sep/micah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Hear these words, ye people; and let the earth give heed, and all that are in it: and the Lord God shall be among you for a testimony, the Lord out of his holy habitation. <a href="/parallel/micah/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=14" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/micah/1.htm">Judgment Against Israel</a> 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: 2<a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Hear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">O peoples,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all of you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: haq·šî·ḇî (V-Hifil-Imp-fs) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">listen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">O earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4393.htm" title="4393: ū·mə·lō·’āh (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Fullness, that which fills. Rarely mlowf; or mlow,; from male'; fulness.">and everyone in it!</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">May the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wî·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707: lə·‘êḏ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">witness</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">against you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏə·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">from His holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: mê·hê·ḵal (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">temple.</a> 3For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a> Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a> Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. <a href="/psalms/50-4.htm">Psalm 50:4</a> He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people: <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Jeremiah 6:19</a> Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction. <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1</a> Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a> Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! <a href="/amos/3-13.htm">Amos 3:13</a> Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts. <a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">Psalm 49:1</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world, <a href="/jeremiah/22-29.htm">Jeremiah 22:29</a> O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD! <a href="/isaiah/18-3.htm">Isaiah 18:3</a> All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it. <a href="/matthew/11-15.htm">Matthew 11:15</a> He who has ears, let him hear. <a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Revelation 2:7</a> He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God. <a href="/mark/4-9.htm">Mark 4:9</a> Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Luke 8:8</a> Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” <a href="/acts/13-16.htm">Acts 13:16</a> Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Hear, all you people; listen, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.all ye people.<a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Micah 6:1,2</a> Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice… <a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a> Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.<a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">Psalm 49:1,2</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: … all that therein is.<a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1</a> A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.<a href="/psalms/50-12.htm">Psalm 50:12</a> If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.let.<a href="/psalms/50-7.htm">Psalm 50:7</a> Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.<a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Jeremiah 29:23</a> Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.<a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14</a> Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.the Lord from.<a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a> The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.<a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2</a> Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.<a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7</a> When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-14.htm">Contains</a> <a href="/jonah/4-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jonah/2-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/amos/3-13.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-26.htm">Contains</a> <a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/micah/1-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/john/1-16.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 1</div>1. <a href="/micah/1-1.htm">The time when Micah prophesied.</a> 2. <a href="/micah/1-2.htm">He shows the wrath of God against Jacob for idolatry.</a> 10. <a href="/micah/1-10.htm">He exhorts to mourning.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Hear, O peoples, all of you; This call to attention is a common prophetic device used to gather the audience's focus on the message that follows. It emphasizes the universal scope of the prophecy, indicating that the message is not just for Israel but for all nations. This echoes the call in <a href="/deuteronomy/32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a>, where Moses calls heaven and earth to witness against Israel, highlighting the seriousness of the message.listen, O earth, and everyone in it! The inclusion of the earth and its inhabitants underscores the comprehensive nature of the judgment. It suggests that the actions of Israel have cosmic implications, affecting not just the people but the entire creation. This reflects the biblical theme that human sin has consequences for the whole world, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a>, where the ground is cursed because of Adam's sin.May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, The invocation of the Lord as a witness against the people implies a legal setting, where God is both the witness and the judge. This reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where God holds the people accountable to the terms of the covenant. The idea of God as a witness is also found in <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a>, where heaven and earth are called to hear the Lord's case against His people.the Lord from His holy temple. The reference to God's holy temple signifies His sovereign authority and the place from which He issues His judgments. The temple in Jerusalem was considered the earthly dwelling place of God, symbolizing His presence among His people. This phrase also points to the heavenly temple, as seen in <a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a>, where the Lord is in His holy temple, calling all the earth to be silent before Him. The temple imagery connects to the New Testament understanding of Jesus as the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), where God's presence dwells fully.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a> A prophet from Moresheth, who prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. His messages were directed towards both Israel and Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/p/peoples_and_earth.htm">Peoples and Earth</a> Represents all nations and inhabitants of the earth, indicating the universal scope of God's message and judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> Refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, emphasizing His authority and sovereignty. 4. <a href="/topical/h/holy_temple.htm">Holy Temple</a> Symbolizes God's dwelling place, representing His holiness and the place from which He issues His judgments. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The event of God witnessing against the people, indicating impending judgment due to their sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_authority.htm">God's Sovereignty and Authority</a> Recognize that God speaks with authority over all creation. His words are not limited to a specific group but are meant for all people. <a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Understand that sin is not a private matter; it has consequences that God will address. His call to witness against the people underscores the gravity of their actions. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_listen.htm">The Call to Listen</a> Reflect on the importance of listening to God's word. Just as the earth is called to hear, we too must be attentive to His voice in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness.htm">God's Holiness</a> Acknowledge the holiness of God as He speaks from His holy temple. This should inspire reverence and a desire to live in accordance with His will. <a href="/topical/u/universal_accountability.htm">Universal Accountability</a> Realize that all people are accountable to God. His judgment is not arbitrary but based on His righteous standards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 1</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_abandon_them.htm">What is building a spiritual house?</a> <a href="/q/what's_micah's_main_message.htm">What is the main message of the Book of Micah?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_micah_7_2's_disappearance.htm">Micah 7:2 speaks of the faithful vanishing--where is the historical or archaeological evidence for such a disappearance?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_a_temple_contain_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:4, how can a temple truly contain God if other passages assert He cannot be confined?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Hear, all ye people.--The three-fold repetition of the appeal, "Hear ye," seems to mark three divisions in the book: 1. "Hear, all ye people" (<a href="/micah/1-2.htm" title="Hear, all you people; listen, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.">Micah 1:2</a>); 2. "Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob" (<a href="/micah/3-1.htm" title="And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and you princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?">Micah 3:1</a>); 3. Hear ye now what the Lord saith" (<a href="/micah/6-1.htm" title="Hear you now what the LORD said; Arise, contend you before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.">Micah 6:1</a>).From his holy temple--i.e., from heaven; for "the Lord is in His holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven" (<a href="/psalms/11-4.htm" title="The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.">Psalm 11:4</a>).Micaiah, the son of Imlah, ended his appeal to Ahab and Jehoshaphat with the words with which Micah opens his prophecy, "Hearken, O people, every one of you" (<a href="/1_kings/22-28.htm" title="And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, the LORD has not spoken by me. And he said, Listen, O people, every one of you.">1Kings 22:28</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 2-4. - § 1. Introduction to the prophet's address. The nations and earth itself are summoned to attend the solemn announcement. Verse 2. - Hear, all ye people; rather, all ye peoples; Septuagint, λαοί. All nations are summoned to come and witness the judgment, and to profit by the warning. So Micaiah, son of Imlah, the bold denouncer of false prophets in the age of Ahah, had cried, "Hear, ye peoples, all of you" (<a href="/1_kings/22-28.htm">1 Kings 22:28</a>). So Moses, in his song (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a>), calls on heaven and earth to listen to his words (comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a>). These expressions are not mere rhetorical figures; they have a special application. Whatever happens to Israel has a bearing on the development of the kingdom of God; the judgments on the chosen people are not only a warning to the heathen, but bring on the great consummation. All that therein is; literally, the fulness thereof; Vulgate, plentitudo ejus; Septuagint, πάντες οἱ ἐν αὐτῇ, "all ye that are therein" (<a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1</a>). Let the Lord God (the Lord Jehovah) be witness against you. Let God by his judgments against you, viz. Israel and Judah, confirm my denunciation (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24</a>). From his holy temple; i.e. from heaven, as ver. 3 shows (<a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">1 Kings 8:30</a>; <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a>). <a href="/commentaries/micah/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Hear, שִׁמְעוּ֙ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently O peoples, עַמִּ֣ים (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock all of you; כֻּלָּ֔ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every listen, הַקְשִׁ֖יבִי (haq·šî·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> To prick up the ears, hearken O earth, אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and everyone in it! וּמְלֹאָ֑הּ (ū·mə·lō·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4393.htm">Strong's 4393: </a> Fullness, that which fills The Lord אֲדֹנָ֨י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהוִ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH will וִיהִי֩ (wî·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be witness לְעֵ֔ד (lə·‘êḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince against you, בָּכֶם֙ (bā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> the Lord אֲדֹנָ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord from His holy קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ (qā·ḏə·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity temple. מֵהֵיכַ֥ל (mê·hê·ḵal) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> A large public building, palace, temple <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/1-2.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 1:2 Hear you peoples all of you (Mc Mic. 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