Jeremiah 26:18
ContextNET © | “Micah from Moresheth 1 prophesied during the time Hezekiah was king of Judah. 2 He told all the people of Judah, ‘The Lord who rules over all 3 says, “Zion 4 will become a plowed field. Jerusalem 5 will become a pile of rubble. The temple mount will become a mere wooded ridge.”’ 6 |
NIV © | "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: "‘Zion will be ploughed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.’ |
NASB © | "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus the LORD of hosts has said, "Zion will be plowed as a field, And Jerusalem will become ruins, And the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest."’ |
NLT © | They said, "Think back to the days when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to rubble! A great forest will grow on the hilltop, where the Temple now stands.’ |
MSG © | "In the reign of Hezekiah king of Judah, Micah of Moresheth preached to the people of Judah this sermon: This is GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies' Message for you: "'Because of people like you, Zion will be turned back into farmland, Jerusalem end up as a pile of rubble, and instead of the Temple on the mountain, a few scraggly scrub pines.' |
BBE © | Micah the Morashtite, who was a prophet in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, said to all the people of Judah, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Zion will become like a ploughed field, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like the high places of the woodland. |
NRSV © | "Micah of Moresheth, who prophesied during the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, said to all the people of Judah: ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.’ |
NKJV © | "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the temple Like the bare hills of the forest."’ |
KJV | Micah <04320> the Morasthite <04183> in the days <03117> of Hezekiah <02396> king <04428> of Judah <03063>_, to all the people <05971> of Judah <03063>_, the LORD <03068> of hosts <06635>_; Zion <06726> [like] a field <07704>_, and Jerusalem <03389> shall become heaps <05856>_, and the mountain <02022> of the house <01004> as the high places <01116> of a forest <03293>_. |
NASB © | "Micah <04318> of Moresheth <04183> prophesied <05012> in the days <03117> of Hezekiah <02396> king <04428> of Judah <03063> ; and he spoke <0559> to all <03605> the people <05971> of Judah <03063> , saying <0559> , 'Thus <03541> the LORD <03068> of hosts <06635> has said <0559> , "Zion <06726> will be plowed <02790> as a field <07704> , And Jerusalem <03389> will become <01961> ruins <05856> , And the mountain <02022> of the house <01004> as the high <01116> places <01116> of a forest ."'<03293> |
HEBREW | *hkym {hykym} (26:18) <04320> |
LXXM | alsov {N-ASN} drumou {N-GSM} |
NET © [draft] ITL | “Micah <04320> from Moresheth <04183> prophesied <05012> during <01961> the time <03117> Hezekiah <02396> was king <04428> of Judah <03063> . He told <0559> all <03605> the people <05971> of Judah <03063> , ‘The <03541> Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> says <0559> , “Zion <06726> will become a plowed <02790> field <07704> . Jerusalem <03389> will become a pile of rubble <05856> . The temple <01004> mount <02022> will become <01961> a mere wooded <03293> ridge .”’<01116> |
NET © | “Micah from Moresheth 1 prophesied during the time Hezekiah was king of Judah. 2 He told all the people of Judah, ‘The Lord who rules over all 3 says, “Zion 4 will become a plowed field. Jerusalem 5 will become a pile of rubble. The temple mount will become a mere wooded ridge.”’ 6 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn Micah from Moresheth was a contemporary of Isaiah (compare Mic 1:1 with Isa 1:1) from the country town of Moresheth in the hill country southwest of Jerusalem. The prophecy referred to is found in Mic 3:12. This is the only time in the OT where an OT prophet is quoted verbatim and identified. 2 sn Hezekiah was co-regent with his father Ahaz from 729-715 3 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.” sn For an explanation of this title for God see the study note on 2:19. 4 sn Zion was first of all the citadel that David captured (2 Sam 5:6-10), then the city of David and the enclosed temple area, then the whole city of Jerusalem. It is often in poetic parallelism with Jerusalem as it is here (see, e.g., Ps 76:2; Amos 1:2). 5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4. 6 sn There is irony involved in this statement. The text reads literally “high places of a forest/thicket.” The “high places” were the illicit places of worship that Jerusalem was supposed to replace. Because of their sin, Jerusalem would be like one of the pagan places of worship with no place left sacrosanct. It would even be overgrown with trees and bushes. So much for its inviolability! |