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Micah · read by Chuck Smith
48 verses, in order. Only the verses Chuck read aloud are shown.
Micah 1
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This 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:Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
Micah 2
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Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning's light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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"Do not preach," they preach. "Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us."Read from KJV · Is the Lord Limited?
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Should it be said, O house of Jacob, "Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?" Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?Read from KJV · Is the Lord Limited?
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But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture— a noisy throng.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
Micah 3
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You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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This is what the LORD says: "As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
Micah 4
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In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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And many nations will come and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths." For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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"On that day," declares the LORD, "I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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And I will make the lame into a remnant, and the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion— the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
Micah 5
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Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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"In that day," declares the LORD, "I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
Micah 6
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Hear now what the LORD says: "Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Hear, O mountains, the LORD's indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.'"Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?Read from NKJV · God's Demands
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The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): "Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
Micah 7
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But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame— she who said to me, "Where is the LORD your God?" My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah
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As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show My wonders.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Micah