Micah 1:4-6

New Living Translation

⁴The mountains melt beneath his feet
    and flow into the valleys
like wax in a fire,
    like water pouring down a hill.
⁵And why is this happening?
    Because of the rebellion of Israel^[a]—
    yes, the sins of the whole nation.
Who is to blame for Israel’s rebellion?
    Samaria, its capital city!
Where is the center of idolatry in Judah?
    In Jerusalem, its capital!

⁶“So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria
    a heap of ruins.
Her streets will be plowed up
    for planting vineyards.
I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below,
    exposing her foundations.

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Footnotes

1:5 Hebrew Jacob; also in 1:5b. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.