Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Hear, you peoples, all of you, listen, earth and all who live in it, that the Sovereign LORD may bear witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. New Living Translation Attention! 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. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Legacy Standard Bible 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. Amplified Bible 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]. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Listen, all of you! Earth and everything on it, pay close attention. The LORD God accuses you from his holy temple. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version "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. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHear, 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHear, 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible 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! New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHear, 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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 OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hear, 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment Against Israel1This 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: 2Hear, 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. 3For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.… Cross References Isaiah 1:2 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. Deuteronomy 32:1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. Psalm 50:4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people: Jeremiah 6:19 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. Isaiah 34:1 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. Hosea 4:1 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! Amos 3:13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts. Psalm 49:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world, Jeremiah 22:29 O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD! Isaiah 18:3 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. Matthew 11:15 He who has ears, let him hear. Revelation 2:7 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. Mark 4:9 Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Luke 8:8 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.” Acts 13:16 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me! Treasury of Scripture 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. Micah 6:1,2 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice… Deuteronomy 32:1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. Psalm 49:1,2 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. Psalm 24:1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Psalm 50:12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. let. Psalm 50:7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. Jeremiah 29:23 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. Malachi 2:14 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. Psalm 11:4 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 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Jonah 2:7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. Jump to Previous Attend Attention Contains Ear Earth Fulness Hear Hearken Holy Peoples Sovereign Temple Therein WitnessJump to Next Attend Attention Contains Ear Earth Fulness Hear Hearken Holy Peoples Sovereign Temple Therein WitnessMicah 1 1. The time when Micah prophesied.2. He shows the wrath of God against Jacob for idolatry. 10. He exhorts to mourning. Hear, O peoples, all of you The Hebrew word for "hear" is "שִׁמְעוּ" (shim'u), which is an imperative form, calling for immediate attention and obedience. This is not merely a passive listening but an active engagement with the message. The term "peoples" (עַמִּים, 'amim) indicates a broad audience, suggesting that the message is not just for Israel but for all nations. This universal call to attention underscores the gravity and importance of the prophecy, emphasizing that God's message through Micah is relevant to all humanity. listen, O earth, and everyone in it for the Lord GOD will witness against you the Lord from His holy temple From his holy temple--i.e., from heaven; for "the Lord is in His holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven" (Psalm 11:4). 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" (1Kings 22:28). . . . 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" (1 Kings 22:28). So Moses, in his song (Deuteronomy 32:1), calls on heaven and earth to listen to his words (comp. Isaiah 1:2). 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" (Psalm 24:1). 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. Deuteronomy 29:24). From his holy temple; i.e. from heaven, as ver. 3 shows (1 Kings 8:30; Psalm 11:4; Habakkuk 2:20).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Hear,שִׁמְעוּ֙ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently O peoples, עַמִּ֣ים (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock all of you; כֻּלָּ֔ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every listen, הַקְשִׁ֖יבִי (haq·šî·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken O earth, אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and everyone in it! וּמְלֹאָ֑הּ (ū·mə·lō·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4393: Fullness, that which fills The Lord אֲדֹנָ֨י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD יְהוִ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH will וִיהִי֩ (wî·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be witness לְעֵ֔ד (lə·‘êḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince against you, בָּכֶם֙ (bā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew the Lord אֲדֹנָ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord from His holy קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ (qā·ḏə·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity temple. מֵהֵיכַ֥ל (mê·hê·ḵal) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1964: A large public building, palace, temple Links Micah 1:2 NIVMicah 1:2 NLT Micah 1:2 ESV Micah 1:2 NASB Micah 1:2 KJV Micah 1:2 BibleApps.com Micah 1:2 Biblia Paralela Micah 1:2 Chinese Bible Micah 1:2 French Bible Micah 1:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Micah 1:2 Hear you peoples all of you (Mc Mic. 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