Micah 3:12

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Therefore, on account of you
^[a]Zion shall be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem shall become ^[b]a heap of ruins,
And the mountain of the house [of the Lord] shall become like a densely wooded hill.^(A)

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Footnotes

Micah 3:12 Zion (City of David) was the elevated area between the Tyropoeon and Kidron valleys (southeastern area of Jerusalem during the time of Jesus). The city was the capital of Israel (the united kingdom) during the reigns of David and Solomon, and the site of Solomon’s temple.
Micah 3:12 In 586 b.c. Jerusalem (including Solomon’s temple) was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar ruler of Babylon (Chaldean Dynasty).