Micah 1:6
ContextNET © | “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 |
NIV © | "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations. |
NASB © | For I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the open country, Planting places for a vineyard. I will pour her stones down into the valley And will lay bare her foundations. |
NLT © | "So I, the LORD, will make the city of Samaria a heap of rubble. Her streets will be plowed up for planting vineyards. I will roll the stones of her walls down into the valley below, exposing all her foundations. |
MSG © | "I'm turning Samaria into a heap of rubble, a vacant lot littered with garbage. I'll dump the stones from her buildings in the valley and leave her abandoned foundations exposed. |
BBE © | So I will make Samaria into a field and the plantings of a vine-garden: I will send its stones falling down into the valley, uncovering its bases. |
NRSV © | Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the open country, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour down her stones into the valley, and uncover her foundations. |
NKJV © | "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, Places for planting a vineyard; I will pour down her stones into the valley, And I will uncover her foundations. |
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NET © | “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 |
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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. |