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Micah 1:2–4

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Micah 1:2

2Hear, 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.

Micah 1:3

3For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Micah 1:4

4And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.

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DEFINED WORDS

Micah 1:2

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Hear

To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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people

Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hearken

To listen attentively, give heed, or obey.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

earth

The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Lord

A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

witness

One who testifies from knowledge; testimony; as a verb, to see, attest, or testify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

against

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

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holy

Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Micah 1:3

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

place

A location, position, room, occasion, office, or passage, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tread

To step, walk, press, or trample with the feet.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

high

Raised or far above; great in height, rank, degree, or importance; as an adverb, greatly or aloft.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

places

Locations, positions, rooms, occasions, offices, or passages, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

earth

The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Micah 1:4

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

molten

Melted or made liquid by heat; also cast or formed from melted material.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

before

Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fire

Flame and burning heat; figuratively, fiery trial, judgment, zeal, or anger; to kindle or burn.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

poured

Sent forth; thrown.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

steep

Sharply sloping or precipitous; as a noun, a steep place or descent.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

place

A location, position, room, occasion, office, or passage, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 2

  1. Isaiah 1:2
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  2. Psalms 11:4
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  3. Habakkuk 2:20
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  4. Jeremiah 22:29
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  5. Jonah 2:7
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From verse 3

  1. Amos 4:13
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  2. Isaiah 26:21
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  3. Deuteronomy 32:13
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  4. Habakkuk 3:19
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  5. Psalms 115:3
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From verse 4

  1. Nahum 1:5
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  2. Psalms 97:5
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  3. Amos 9:5
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  4. Habakkuk 3:10
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  5. Habakkuk 3:6
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