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Micah 1:6

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1:6 “I will turn Samaria 1  into a heap of ruins in an open field –

vineyards will be planted there! 2 

I will tumble 3  the rubble of her stone walls 4  down into the valley,

and tear down her fortifications to their foundations. 5 

1 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

2 tn Heb “into a planting place for vineyards.”

3 tn Heb “pour” (so NASB, NIV); KJV, NRSV “pour down”; NAB “throw down”; NLT “roll.”

4 tn Heb “her stones.” The term stones is a metonymy for the city walls whose foundations were constructed of stone masonry.

5 tn Heb “I will uncover her foundations.” The term “foundations” refers to the lower courses of the stones of the city’s outer fortification walls.



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