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The LORD is coming from his dwelling place; he comes down and treads on the heights of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Look! The LORD is coming! He leaves his throne in heaven and tramples the heights of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is coming out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is coming forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is coming forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is coming forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For behold, Yahweh is going forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is coming down from His place He shall come down and tread [in judgment] on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, the LORD is leaving his place and coming down to trample the heights of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, the LORD is leaving His place and coming down to trample the heights of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And he will come down to crush underfoot every pagan altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is going to come from his place. He is going to come down and step on the worship places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is coming from his holy place; he will come down and walk on the tops of the mountains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look here! The LORD is coming from his place! He will come down and will trample down the high places throughout the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, the LORD is coming out of his dwelling place! He will descend and march on the earth's mountaintops! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For, look, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD cometh forth from his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For behold, Yahweh comes out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, YHWH is going out from His place, "" And He has come down, "" And has trodden on high places of earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For lo, Jehovah is going out from His place, And He hath come down, And hath trodden on high places of earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For behold, Jehovah will come forth from his place, and come down and tread upon the heights of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For behold the Lord will come forth out of his place: and he will come down, and will tread upon the high places of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For behold, the Lord will go forth from his place. And he will descend, and he will trample over the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For see, the LORD goes out from his place and descending, treads upon the heights of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For lo, the LORD is coming out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come forth out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because, behold, LORD JEHOVAH comes out from his place and comes down and treads on the height of the Earth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of His place, And will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For, behold, the Lord comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and will go upon the high places of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/1-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=27" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/1.htm">Judgment Against Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>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. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·ṣê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">comes forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mim·mə·qō·w·mōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">from His dwelling place;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yā·raḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">He will come down</a> <a href="/hebrew/1869.htm" title="1869: wə·ḏā·raḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To tread, march. A primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow.">and tread</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: bå̄·mō·ṯē (N-fpc) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">the high places</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Isaiah 26:21</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1-2</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a></span><br />For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a></span><br />The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4</a></span><br />On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a></span><br />The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-9.htm">Psalm 18:9</a></span><br />He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></span><br />Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3-6</a></span><br />God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. / His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. / Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a></span><br />Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></span><br />Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-8</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-11.htm">Acts 1:11</a></span><br />“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread on the high places of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">cometh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Isaiah 26:21</a></b></br> For, behold, the LORD 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1,2</a></b></br> Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Ezekiel 3:12</a></b></br> Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, <i>saying</i>, Blessed <i>be</i> the glory of the LORD from his place.</p><p class="hdg">place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a></b></br> But our God <i>is</i> in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.</p><p class="hdg">and tread.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-12.htm">Job 40:12</a></b></br> Look on every one <i>that is</i> proud, <i>and</i> bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Isaiah 2:10-19</a></b></br> Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10</a></b></br> For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.</p><p class="hdg">the high.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a></b></br> He 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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a></b></br> Happy <i>art</i> thou, O Israel: who <i>is</i> like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who <i>is</i> the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19</a></b></br> The LORD God <i>is</i> my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' <i>feet</i>, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/micah/1-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jonah/4-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Tread</a> <a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Treads</a> <a href="/daniel/8-13.htm">Trodden</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/micah/1-5.htm">High</a> <a href="/micah/1-5.htm">Places</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Tread</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Treads</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Trodden</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/1-1.htm">The time when Micah prophesied.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/1-2.htm">He shows the wrath of God against Jacob for idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/1-10.htm">He exhorts to mourning.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>For behold,</b><br>This phrase serves as a call to attention, emphasizing the importance and certainty of the message that follows. It is often used in prophetic literature to alert the audience to a divine revelation or significant event.<p><b>the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place;</b><br>This indicates a theophany, where God manifests His presence in a tangible way. The "dwelling place" refers to heaven, symbolizing God's sovereignty and transcendence. The imagery of God leaving His heavenly abode underscores the seriousness of the impending judgment. This echoes other instances in Scripture where God intervenes directly in human affairs, such as in <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Isaiah 26:21</a> and <a href="/psalms/18-9.htm">Psalm 18:9</a>.<p><b>He will come down</b><br>This phrase suggests God's active involvement in the world, contrasting with deistic views of a distant deity. It implies a personal and imminent action by God, often associated with judgment or deliverance. The descent of God is a recurring theme in the Bible, seen in <a href="/exodus/19-11.htm">Exodus 19:11</a> during the giving of the Law at Sinai, and ultimately in the incarnation of Jesus Christ.<p><b>and tread on the high places of the earth.</b><br>"High places" were often sites of idol worship in ancient Israel, representing human pride and rebellion against God. God's treading upon them signifies His authority over all false gods and human arrogance. This imagery is consistent with passages like <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-17</a>, where God humbles the exalted. It also foreshadows Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, as seen in <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>, where He disarms spiritual powers and authorities.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is depicted as leaving His heavenly abode to execute judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/his_dwelling_place.htm">His Dwelling Place</a></b><br>Refers to the heavenly realm, the divine throne from which God governs the universe.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_places_of_the_earth.htm">High Places of the Earth</a></b><br>These are often associated with places of idol worship and pagan altars, symbolizing human pride and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>The imagery of God coming down from His dwelling place underscores His active involvement in the world and His authority over all creation. Believers are reminded of God's ultimate control and His righteous judgment against sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The passage serves as a sobering reminder that God will not overlook sin. It calls for self-examination and repentance, urging believers to align their lives with God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_pride.htm">The Futility of Human Pride</a></b><br>The "high places" symbolize human arrogance and idolatry. This verse challenges believers to tear down any idols in their lives and to humble themselves before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_intervention.htm">Hope in God's Intervention</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of judgment, it also implies hope for those who are faithful. God's intervention means that justice will be served, and righteousness will prevail.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/micah_1_3__god_descending_vs._science.htm">Micah 1:3 – How can the imagery of God physically descending and treading on the earth be reconciled with modern scientific understanding of the natural world? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_solomon's_sacrifice_conflict_with_bans.htm">Does Solomon's sacrifice at high places (1 Kings 3:2-3) conflict with scriptural bans on worship outside the central sanctuary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_high_places_did_solomon_visit.htm">Which high places did Solomon visit?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - Here follows a grand description, in figurative language, of the course of Divine judgment, and of God's awful majesty and resistless power. <span class="cmt_word">Out of his place.</span> It is as though the sins of Israel had roused him to action. God is hidden except when he displays his power in judgment and mercy (see note on Zechariah 14:3). <span class="cmt_word">Will come down.</span> An anthropomorphic expression, as <a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Genesis 18:21</a>. <span class="cmt_word">The high places.</span> As though descending from heaven, God first came upon the tops of the mountains (see note on Amos 4:13; comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a>). The phrase would imply God's absolute sovereignty over the universe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comes forth</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹצֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of His dwelling place;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·qō·w·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will come down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·raḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tread</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדָרַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏā·raḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1869.htm">Strong's 1869: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, to walk, to string a, bow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the high places</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֥מֳתֵי</span> <span class="translit">(bā·mo·ṯê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/1-3.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 1:3 For behold Yahweh comes forth out (Mc Mic. 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