en_tn/en_tn_33-MIC.tsv

1	Book	Chapter	Verse	ID	SupportReference	OrigQuote	Occurrence	GLQuote	OccurrenceNote
2	MIC	front	intro	hp4d			0
3	MIC	1	intro	e47z			0
4	MIC	1	1	bv15	figs-parallelism		0	General Information:	God speaks through Micah to the people of Israel using poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
5	MIC	1	1	c3k1	figs-idiom		0	the word of Yahweh that came
6	MIC	1	1	ar46			0	Yahweh	This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
7	MIC	1	1	c9rj	translate-names		0	the Morashtite	This means he is from Moresheth which is a town in Judah. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
8	MIC	1	1	ts92			0	in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah	when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah
9	MIC	1	1	d1fd			0	which he saw	which he heard in a vision
10	MIC	1	2	ya6p			0	General Information:	Micah 1:2-7 is about God's judgment on Samaria.
11	MIC	1	2	x9l2	figs-apostrophe		0	Listen, all you peoples. Listen, earth, and all that is in you	This begins Micah's prophecy. Micah speaks to the people of Samaria as if all the people of the earth and even the earth itself were able to hear him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
12	MIC	1	3	i37k	figs-metaphor		0	he will come down and tread on the high places of the earth	Micah speaks as if Yahweh were a mighty soldier coming down from heaven and beginning to march on top of the mountains. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
13	MIC	1	3	gq79			0	he will ... tread	he will ... march
14	MIC	1	3	c6u6			0	the high places of the earth	the high mountains
15	MIC	1	4	dgb2	figs-metaphor		0	The mountains will melt under him; the valleys will break apart, like wax before fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place
16	MIC	1	5	rgh7	figs-metonymy		0	because of the sins of the house of Israel
17	MIC	1	5	a7g1			0	All this is	The Lord will come and judge
18	MIC	1	5	efa8	figs-metonymy		0	What is Jacob's transgression?
19	MIC	1	5	t7bt	figs-metonymy		0	Is it not Samaria?
20	MIC	1	5	rj3v	figs-synecdoche		0	What is Judah's high place?
21	MIC	1	5	rjt6	figs-metonymy		0	Is it not Jerusalem?
22	MIC	1	6	m3rh			0	I will make
23	MIC	1	6	wu3l	figs-metaphor		0	Samaria ... her stones ... her foundations
24	MIC	1	6	mrm3			0	I will pour her stones
25	MIC	1	7	eu6l	figs-metaphor		0	her carved figures ... her gifts that she received ... her idols
26	MIC	1	7	n921	figs-activepassive		0	All her carved figures will be broken to pieces
27	MIC	1	7	a2ef	figs-activepassive		0	all her gifts ... will be burned with fire
28	MIC	1	7	nci4			0	she received	people gave her
29	MIC	1	7	syr2	figs-metaphor		0	Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes, they will become the wages of prostitutes again	Yahweh speaks of the people giving gifts to idols as if the people were hiring prostitutes. When the Assyrians destroy Samaria, they will take to Assyria the gifts the people of Samaria gave to their idols and give them as gifts to their own idols. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
30	MIC	1	8	y14v			0	General Information:	Micah 1:8-16 is about God's judgment on Judah.
31	MIC	1	8	agj7			0	I will lament
32	MIC	1	8	evd3			0	I will lament and wail
33	MIC	1	8	sl7i			0	I will go barefoot and naked
34	MIC	1	8	ly5n			0	naked	probably wearing only a loincloth
35	MIC	1	8	y5zc	figs-simile		0	like the jackals ... like owls	Jackals and owls live in wastelands, and their loud cries sound like people wailing or weeping. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
36	MIC	1	9	v3yc	figs-metaphor		0	For her wound is incurable
37	MIC	1	9	j8a2	figs-metaphor		0	for it has come to Judah
38	MIC	1	10	ty72	translate-names		0	Beth Leaphrah
39	MIC	1	10	zki3	translate-symaction		0	I roll myself in the dust
40	MIC	1	11	fc7v			0	General Information:	The meanings of the names of the villages is important to Micah here. You may want to include the meanings of the names of the places in a footnote.
41	MIC	1	11	n7tt	translate-names		0	Shaphir
42	MIC	1	11	aq1u	figs-idiom		0	in nakedness and shame
43	MIC	1	11	r6st			0	Zaanan
44	MIC	1	11	m77i			0	Beth Ezel
45	MIC	1	11	ad97	figs-activepassive		0	for their protection is taken away
46	MIC	1	12	c45f			0	Maroth
47	MIC	1	12	wuv4	figs-abstractnouns		0	disaster has come down from Yahweh
48	MIC	1	13	qn9h	translate-names		0	Lachish
49	MIC	1	13	t76u	figs-metonymy		0	the daughter of Zion
50	MIC	1	13	b2dc	figs-activepassive		0	for the transgressions of Israel were found in you
51	MIC	1	14	yl23	translate-names		0	Moresheth Gath
52	MIC	1	14	k4w1			0	Akzib
53	MIC	1	15	xs9b			0	I will again bring
54	MIC	1	15	vu14	translate-names		0	Mareshah
55	MIC	1	15	wh3u	translate-names		0	Adullam	This is the name of a royal city in Philistia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
56	MIC	1	16	i5ub	translate-symaction		0	Shave your head and cut off your hair
57	MIC	1	16	nb8x			0	eagles
58	MIC	2	intro	jy29			0		Micah 02 General Notes Structure and formatting This chapter continues using poetic forms in communicating that people who take advantage of others are guilty of sin and injustice. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/guilt]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]]) Special concepts in this chapter Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter Context Micah does not frequently explain the historical context of his prophecies. This may result in the translator failing to understand implicit information. Additional research may be needed regarding the time period of Micah's ministry. Therefore, translators have a good understanding of the history of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
59	MIC	2	1	c11k			0	General Information:	Micah speaks against the leaders in Israel who are taking advantage of the poor and not following God's commands.
60	MIC	2	2	r4qb			0	They oppress a man
61	MIC	2	3	r7sk			0	Look
62	MIC	2	3	e8pn			0	disaster	See how you translated this in Micah 1:12.
63	MIC	2	3	zi71			0	this clan
64	MIC	2	3	k4i7	figs-metaphor		0	from which you will not remove your necks
65	MIC	2	4	t7xt			0	sing a song about you	sing a song to make fun of you
66	MIC	2	4	ymz1	figs-irony		0	lament with a wailing lamentation
67	MIC	2	4	frk2	figs-irony		0	We Israelites ... to traitors	This is the song that the enemies will sing to make fun of the Israelites and laugh as the Israelites suffer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
68	MIC	2	4	hz57	figs-rquestion		0	How can he remove it from me?
69	MIC	2	5	rnf9			0	Therefore, you rich people will have no descendants to divide up the territory by lot in the assembly of Yahweh	Possible meanings are 1) Micah looks forward to a time after the exile when those who return will divide up the land or 2) he is speaking of a custom of his time when the tribe or clan would divide up their land and give it to individuals.
70	MIC	2	6	eli9			0	General Information:	Micah speaks to false prophets, as well as to the rich who have abused their power.
71	MIC	2	6	a888	figs-you		0	Do not prophesy	The speakers are speaking to Micah and to others, so this is plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
72	MIC	2	6	iph5			0	they say	the people of Israel say
73	MIC	2	6	nl1s			0	They must not prophesy	The prophets must not prophesy
74	MIC	2	6	dqe6	figs-metaphor		0	reproaches must not come
75	MIC	2	7	d2pm	figs-rquestion		0
76	MIC	2	7	cd55	figs-metonymy		0	house of Jacob
77	MIC	2	7	hr6w	figs-rquestion		0
78	MIC	2	7	dhy6	figs-rquestion		0	Do not my words do good to anyone who walks uprightly?
79	MIC	2	8	nby2			0	my people	This refers to either 1) Micah's people or 2) Yahweh's people.
80	MIC	2	8	h252	figs-metaphor		0	You strip the robe, the garment, from those who pass by unsuspectingly	Possible meanings are 1) the wicked rich people are literally stealing robes from the poor or 2) creditors are keeping the outer garments of the poor who come to borrow money and give the garment as assurance they will repay. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
81	MIC	2	9	h3sh			0	General Information:	Yahweh continues speaking to the wicked rich people in Israel.
82	MIC	2	9	vit8			0	you take my blessing from their young children forever	This refers, in general, to blessings God has given to his people. It might refer to 1) being landowners in Israel, 2) a promising future or 3) to the children's fathers, farmers who worked hard to establish the nation.
83	MIC	2	9	sez8			0	my blessing	Micah speaks as if he were Yahweh.
84	MIC	2	10	x485	figs-activepassive		0	it is destroyed with complete destruction
85	MIC	2	11	fn9u	figs-you		0	comes to you ... will prophesy to you
86	MIC	2	11	mwp4	figs-you		0	he would be considered
87	MIC	2	12	xls8			0	General Information:	Yahweh continues speaking. At the end of this chapter, Yahweh shows himself to be a shepherd who protects his people. He may especially be addressing those in Jerusalem who have returned from Assyria.
88	MIC	2	12	l2ie	figs-you		0	all of you, Jacob
89	MIC	2	13	wz2q			0	Someone who breaks open their way ... Yahweh will be at their head.	This is a picture of a king leading his people out of an enclosed city.
90	MIC	3	intro	wy5w			0		Micah 03 General Notes Special concepts in this chapter Justice An unjust society was considered sinful. It was considered to be against the law of Moses. If these kingdoms did not have justice, they were not obedient to Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]]) Important figures of speech in this chapter Metaphors There are vivid pictures used in this chapter which show how the leaders of the people were treating the Israelites. These situations are absurd unless taken as a metaphor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
91	MIC	3	1	lg8w			0	General Information:	Chapter 3 focuses on the corrupt leaders in Israel.
92	MIC	3	1	bi75			0	I said
93	MIC	3	1	cd9l	figs-rquestion		0	Is it not right for you to understand justice?
94	MIC	3	2	e3yk			0	Connecting Statement:	Micah begins to compare the leaders of Israel to butchers.
95	MIC	3	2	ep25	figs-nominaladj		0	hate good and love evil
96	MIC	3	2	y42g	figs-metaphor		0	you who tear off their skin, their flesh from their bones	A butcher cutting up animals into meat is a metaphor for the leaders being cruel to the poor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
97	MIC	3	3	vja6			0	Connecting Statement:	Micah finishes comparing the leaders of Israel to butchers.
98	MIC	3	3	vs7q	figs-metaphor		0	just like meat in a cauldron	A butcher cutting up animals into meat is a metaphor for the leaders being cruel to the poor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
99	MIC	3	4	x843			0	General Information:	Micah continues speaking.
100	MIC	3	4	pu9j			0	cry out to Yahweh	shout to Yahweh for help
101	MIC	3	4	uuv7			0	he will not answer you	he will not do what you ask him to do
102	MIC	3	4	ru8j	figs-metaphor		0	He will hide his face from you
103	MIC	3	5	q1tf			0	General Information:	Micah continues to speak judgment against false prophets.
104	MIC	3	5	wvm2	figs-metaphor		0	who lead my people astray
105	MIC	3	5	uud3	figs-metaphor		0	if one gives them something to eat, they proclaim, 'Peace.'
106	MIC	3	5	jn8z	figs-metaphor		0	if he puts nothing in their mouths, they dedicate themselves to wage war on him
107	MIC	3	6	v4xh	figs-metaphor		0	it will be night for you ... the day will be dark on them	Darkness is a metaphor for Yahweh not speaking to the prophets. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
108	MIC	3	6	r42r			0	no vision for you	you will no longer see visions
109	MIC	3	7	xh15	figs-activepassive		0	The seers will be put to shame, and the diviners will be confused
110	MIC	3	7	pe2m	figs-metonymy		0	All of them will cover their lips
111	MIC	3	7	s6nk			0	there is no answer from me	I will be silent
112	MIC	3	8	ku3z			0	But as for me
113	MIC	3	8	qw2h	figs-metaphor		0	I am full of power by the Spirit of Yahweh, and am full of justice and might
114	MIC	3	8	h3w3	figs-metonymy		0	to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin
115	MIC	3	9	ral1	figs-metonymy		0	house of Jacob
116	MIC	3	9	rm8t	figs-metonymy		0	the house of Israel
117	MIC	3	9	ujn2			0	detest	strongly dislike
118	MIC	3	10	ca1v	figs-metaphor		0	You build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity
119	MIC	3	11	yn4t	figs-rquestion		0	Is not Yahweh with us?
120	MIC	3	11	aeh5			0	evil
121	MIC	3	12	r9xr			0	because of you
122	MIC	3	12	aqg2	figs-metaphor		0	Zion will become a plowed field ... and the hill of the temple will become a thicket
123	MIC	3	12	k2is			0	a plowed field	a field that a farmer has plowed
124	MIC	3	12	m86y			0	a thicket	a place where many small woody plants grow
125	MIC	4	intro	pzv8			0		Micah 04 General Notes Structure and formatting This chapter continues the poetic form to communicate that God will one day restore Israel. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]]) Special concepts in this chapter Remanant Micah speaks about a future hope and a remnant who will return to their homeland. Verses 1-8 are a vision of the future when God will restore Israel to its former glory. These verses will give hope to those about to be removed from their homeland. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]])
126	MIC	4	1	rn5h	figs-metaphor		0	the mountain ... other mountains	Yahweh making the temple mount higher than all other mountains and hills is a metaphor for making his temple the most important place on earth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
127	MIC	4	1	a15l	figs-activepassive		0	the mountain of Yahweh's house will be established
128	MIC	4	1	pbd3			0	over the other mountains	Mount Zion will be the most important of all the mountains. It might also mean that this mountain will become the highest in the world, and not only in the region where it is located.
129	MIC	4	1	ttd5	figs-activepassive		0	It will be exalted above the hills
130	MIC	4	1	w891	figs-metaphor		0	peoples will stream to it
131	MIC	4	2	gve4	figs-metonymy		0	Many nations
132	MIC	4	2	tm7v	figs-you		0	Come	This is plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
133	MIC	4	2	hju4	figs-metaphor		0	He will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths
134	MIC	4	2	wix6	figs-metaphor		0	from Zion the law will go out, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem
135	MIC	4	2	uuk9	figs-ellipsis		0	and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem
136	MIC	4	3	b5yy			0	plowshares	a blade that people use to dig into soil so they can plant seeds
137	MIC	4	3	l4ud			0	pruning hooks	a metal tool that people use to cut off branches or stems from plants
138	MIC	4	3	vin5			0	will not lift up sword	will not threaten to start a war
139	MIC	4	4	sv2r			0	General Information:
140	MIC	4	4	h22j	figs-explicit		0	they will sit every person under his vine and under his fig tree
141	MIC	4	4	j4rc	figs-synecdoche		0	for the mouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken
142	MIC	4	5	iek8	figs-metaphor		0	the peoples walk ... in the name of their god ... we will walk in the name of Yahweh
143	MIC	4	6	c9uu	figs-synecdoche		0	the lame	This refers to those who cannot walk well. Being lame is a synecdoche for having any form of disability. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
144	MIC	4	6	ri25			0	gather the outcast	gather those whom I drove out of Jerusalem
145	MIC	4	7	b2he	figs-activepassive		0	the ones driven away into a strong nation
146	MIC	4	8	c64g	figs-apostrophe		0	As for you, watchtower for the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion—to you it will come, your former dominion
147	MIC	4	8	y9gn	figs-metaphor		0	watchtower for the flock	The people of Jerusalem protecting the other people in surrounding areas is spoken of as if they were a shepherd in a watchtower watching over his flock. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
148	MIC	4	8	p2dj	figs-metaphor		0	daughter of Zion ... daughter of Jerusalem
149	MIC	4	8	tc2d			0	hill
150	MIC	4	8	ccs1	figs-abstractnouns		0	to you it will come, your former dominion
151	MIC	4	9	g6px	figs-rquestion		0	Now, why do you shout so loudly?
152	MIC	4	9	b1zk	figs-rquestion		0	Is there no king among you? Has your counselor died? Is this why pain grips you like that of a woman in labor?
153	MIC	4	10	qn9l	figs-simile		0	Be in pain ... like a woman in labor	Micah compares the suffering the people will experience when enemies force them away from their cities to the pain a woman experiences when giving birth to a baby. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
154	MIC	4	10	rci7	figs-activepassive		0	There you will be rescued. There Yahweh will rescue you
155	MIC	4	10	nv5c	figs-metonymy		0	the hand of your enemies
156	MIC	4	11	b5e1			0	General Information:	Jerusalem will defeat her enemies.
157	MIC	4	11	xj2l	figs-activepassive		0	Let her be defiled
158	MIC	4	11	l329	figs-synecdoche		0	let our eyes gloat over Zion
159	MIC	4	12	j472	figs-simile		0	for he has gathered them like bundles of grain prepared for the threshing floor	The writer speaks of Yahweh being ready to destroy the nations as if Yahweh were a farmer who has put his bundles of grain on his threshing floor and is now ready to thresh them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
160	MIC	4	13	bj1p			0	General Information:	Yahweh presents the imagery of the threshing floor (Micah 4:12).
161	MIC	4	13	mm6h	figs-you		0	Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion ... your horn ... your hooves ... You will crush
162	MIC	4	13	m3uk	figs-metaphor		0	Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn to be iron, and I will make your hooves to be bronze	Yahweh speaks of the people of Zion as if they were strong oxen about to thresh wheat and their enemies were the wheat. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
163	MIC	4	13	tq8x	figs-metaphor		0	I will make your horn to be iron, and I will make your hooves to be bronze
164	MIC	4	13	igd2			0	their unjust wealth
165	MIC	4	13	c3rt	figs-abstractnouns		0	their wealth
166	MIC	5	intro	y1t7			0
167	MIC	5	1	f536	figs-metaphor		0	daughter of soldiers
168	MIC	5	1	yp7t	figs-metonymy		0	With a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek
169	MIC	5	1	hz1y	figs-irony		0	the judge of Israel	This irony describes the king as having lost so much of his power and authority that he is really only a judge. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
170	MIC	5	2	e2u4	figs-apostrophe		0	But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah	Yahweh speaks to the people of Judah, and especially to the people of Bethlehem, as if he were speaking to the town of Bethlehem itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
171	MIC	5	2	kc5p	translate-names		0	Ephrathah
172	MIC	5	2	q7k4			0	even though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come	even though other clans in Judah have more people in them, it is one of your people who will come
173	MIC	5	2	ha3j			0	will come to me
174	MIC	5	2	rws4	figs-doublet		0	whose beginning is from ancient times, from everlasting
175	MIC	5	3	zg3h			0	Therefore
176	MIC	5	3	xd41			0	will give them up	will abandon the people of Israel
177	MIC	5	3	nu1x			0	until the time when she who is in labor bears a child	This refers to the time when the ruler is born, a limited time.
178	MIC	5	3	du1l			0	the rest of his brothers
179	MIC	5	4	w1e9			0	General Information:	These verses continue describing the ruler from Bethlehem.
180	MIC	5	4	miw4	figs-metaphor		0	He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of Yahweh
181	MIC	5	4	apx2	figs-metonymy		0	in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God
182	MIC	5	4	kkz1			0	They will remain	the people of Israel will remain
183	MIC	5	4	yry5			0	remain	live in safety
184	MIC	5	4	jkd7			0	he will be great to the ends of the earth	All people from every nation will give honor to Israel's ruler.
185	MIC	5	5	m8sd	figs-metaphor		0	seven shepherds and eight leaders over men
186	MIC	5	6	t2fh	figs-metaphor		0	They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its entrances
187	MIC	5	6	upk5	figs-ellipsis		0	and the land of Nimrod
188	MIC	5	6	p1ya	translate-names		0	land of Nimrod
189	MIC	5	6	cj7q			0	He will rescue	The ruler will rescue
190	MIC	5	7	rd4s	figs-simile		0	like dew from Yahweh, like showers on the grass	Dew and rain showers refresh the land and cause things to grow. The Israelites will cause the people among whom they live to live will. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
191	MIC	5	7	qz8i			0	grass, that do not wait for a man, and they do not wait for the children
192	MIC	5	8	ty4b			0	General Information:	Yahweh promises that the Israelites who are alive after Yahweh has punished his people with war will completely defeat and rule over their enemies.
193	MIC	5	8	pc96			0	remnant of Jacob	descendants of Jacob who survive the war
194	MIC	5	8	bv7a	figs-doublet		0	among the nations, among many peoples
195	MIC	5	8	rch5	figs-simile		0	like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep
196	MIC	5	8	fsg4			0	When he goes through them	when the young lion goes through the flocks of sheep
197	MIC	5	8	l3ju			0	will trample over them and tear	will jump on them so they fall down, and then he will tear
198	MIC	5	9	qjw5	figs-you		0	Your hand ... your enemies
199	MIC	5	9	g937	figs-metonymy		0	Your hand will be lifted against your enemies
200	MIC	5	9	a5bh	figs-synecdoche		0	it will destroy them
201	MIC	5	10	yvv1	figs-explicit		0	I will destroy your horses from among you and will demolish your chariots	The people of Israel used horses and chariots only in battle, and they may have traded for them with the godless nations around them. God did not want the people to trust in their weapons of war to protect them more than they trusted in him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
202	MIC	5	10	t7yg	figs-you		0	your horses ... among you ... your chariots	Yahweh is speaking to the people of Israel as if they were one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
203	MIC	5	11	p7xv	figs-you		0	your land ... your strongholds	Yahweh is speaking to the people of Israel as if they were one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
204	MIC	5	12	j7fb			0	General Information:	Yahweh continues speaking to the people of Israel.
205	MIC	5	12	w5rn	figs-metonymy		0	the witchcraft in your hand
206	MIC	5	12	b4vf	figs-you		0	your hand ... you will	Yahweh continues to speak to the people of Israel as if they were one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
207	MIC	5	13	udr6	figs-you		0	your carved ... your stone ... among you. You will ... your hands	Yahweh continues to speak to the people of Israel as if they were one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
208	MIC	5	13	s47c	figs-abstractnouns		0	the workmanship of your hands
209	MIC	5	14	dd8m	figs-you		0	your Asherah ... among you ... your cities	Yahweh continues to speak to the people of Israel as if they were one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
210	MIC	5	14	p6df	figs-metaphor		0	will uproot your Asherah poles
211	MIC	6	intro	k235			0		Micah 06 General Notes Structure and formatting This chapter is written as a court case or lawsuit by Yahweh against His people. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]) Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter Names in Lawsuit Moses, Aaron and Miriam are mentioned as witnesses for Yahweh and against Israel. Ahab and Omri are mentioned as kings who were evil and did not follow Yahweh. Obedience to the law of Moses is contrasted with disobedience to the law. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]])
212	MIC	6	1	wer4	figs-apostrophe		0	Now listen
213	MIC	6	1	sz7c	figs-you		0	Arise ... state
214	MIC	6	1	zxw4	figs-personification		0	Arise and state your case before the mountains; let the hills hear your voice	Yahweh speaks as if he is in court and the mountains and hills are the judges. He commands the people of Israel to tell the judges why they have done what they did. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
215	MIC	6	2	vyc6	figs-apostrophe		0	Listen to Yahweh's lawsuit
216	MIC	6	2	pbw6	figs-personification		0	you mountains ... you enduring foundations of the earth	Micah is speaking to these things as if they are humans. Micah is using the mountains, hills, and foundations of the earth as an eternal witness against his people's idolatry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
217	MIC	6	3	if48			0	General Information:	This continues Yahweh's lawsuit against the people of Israel (Micah 6:1-2).
218	MIC	6	3	smg8	figs-rquestion		0	My people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Testify against me!
219	MIC	6	3	h6ec	figs-you		0	to you ... wearied you? Testify
220	MIC	6	4	y7re	figs-you		0	brought you ... rescued you ... Miriam to you
221	MIC	6	4	s8wt	figs-metaphor		0	house of bondage
222	MIC	6	5	q1ew	figs-you		0	remember ... you went ... you may know
223	MIC	6	5	ddx5			0	what Balak ... devised
224	MIC	6	5	mpf3	translate-names		0	Beor	This is the name of Balaam's father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
225	MIC	6	5	rmf6			0	Shittim	This is the name of a place in Moab.
226	MIC	6	5	w4n8	figs-123person		0	so you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh
227	MIC	6	6	n2hi	figs-rquestion		0	What should I bring to Yahweh ... God? Should I come ... old?
228	MIC	6	7	yc7f	figs-rquestion		0	Will Yahweh be pleased ... oil? Should I give ... sin?
229	MIC	6	7	mxx1	figs-rquestion		0	thousands of rams ... ten thousand rivers of oil
230	MIC	6	8	y8pq			0	He has told you	Yahweh has told you
231	MIC	6	8	xd8t			0	good, and what Yahweh requires from you: Act ... God
232	MIC	6	8	qii1	figs-abstractnouns		0	love kindness
233	MIC	6	9	jf56	figs-metonymy		0	even now wisdom acknowledges your name
234	MIC	6	9	mll1	figs-metaphor		0	Pay attention to the rod, and to the one who has put it in place
235	MIC	6	10	va73	figs-metonymy		0	There is wealth in the houses of the wicked that is dishonest
236	MIC	6	10	s6dk			0	false measures	incorrect weights that people use with scales to increase their wealth by deceiving those with whom they trade
237	MIC	6	11	j82a	figs-rquestion		0	Should I consider a person to be innocent ... weights?
238	MIC	6	11	h4pk			0	deceptive weights	weights with which sellers deceive buyers
239	MIC	6	12	ig8k	figs-metaphor		0	The rich men are full of violence
240	MIC	6	12	j5fx	figs-synecdoche		0	their tongue in their mouth is deceitful
241	MIC	6	13	c1sc	figs-metaphor		0	I will strike you with a terrible blow
242	MIC	6	14	f2m4	figs-metaphor		0	your emptiness will remain inside you
243	MIC	6	16	i4a3			0	General Information:	Yahweh continues speaking to the people of Israel.
244	MIC	6	16	ke6t	figs-activepassive		0	The regulations made by Omri have been kept, and all the deeds of the house of Ahab
245	MIC	6	16	tc63	translate-names		0	Omri ... Ahab	Both of these men were kings over the northern kingdom of Israel. God considered both of them to be very wicked. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
246	MIC	6	16	n2j5			0	house of Ahab
247	MIC	6	16	em7h	figs-metaphor		0	You walk by their advice
248	MIC	6	16	s6wy	figs-apostrophe		0	I will make you, city, a ruin, and you inhabitants an object of hissing
249	MIC	6	16	q68q			0	you will bear the reproach of my people	you will suffer because my people will reproach you
250	MIC	7	intro	kf61			0		Micah 07 General Notes Special concepts in this chapter Last days This chapter looks forward to the hope of the coming savior for the faithful remnant. This is the future restoration of Israel when true peace will come. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/savior]], [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]]) Prophet The prophet was able to speak to God on behalf of the people. Often in this chapter, the prophet speaks in Israel's place and offers repentance to Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]])
251	MIC	7	1	wf5y	figs-metaphor		0	I have become like the gathering of summer fruit, and like the grapes that have been gleaned
252	MIC	7	1	jz29	figs-metaphor		0	no grape cluster ... no ripe early fig	Micah speaks of faithful, upright people as if they were fruit that is good to eat. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
253	MIC	7	2	x5ss	figs-hyperbole		0	The faithful ones have disappeared ... land; there is no upright person ... They all lie in wait ... blood; each one hunts
254	MIC	7	2	qea8	figs-metaphor		0	to shed blood
255	MIC	7	3	ew8e			0	General Information:	Micah continues speaking about the people of Israel.
256	MIC	7	3	m27f	figs-synecdoche		0	Their hands are very good
257	MIC	7	4	nz3f	figs-simile		0	The best of them is like a brier, the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge	Briers and thorns are good for nothing and harm those who touch them. The Israelite rulers and judges did nothing good and harmed people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
258	MIC	7	4	kin3			0	the most upright	those of them who try hardest to do what is good
259	MIC	7	4	qfc3	figs-activepassive		0	It is the day foretold by your watchmen, the day of your punishment
260	MIC	7	4	i385	figs-abstractnouns		0	Now is the time of their confusion
261	MIC	7	5	h2bv			0	General Information:	Micah continues speaking to the people of Israel.
262	MIC	7	5	cvb4			0	Do not trust any neighbor	Micah continues to show that there is no longer anyone good, honest, and loyal to God among God's people. Here he emphasizes that they cannot even trust friends or family.
263	MIC	7	6	y6bb			0	people of his own house	Micah continues to show that there is no longer anyone good, honest, and loyal to God among God's people. Here he emphasizes that they cannot even trust friends or family.
264	MIC	7	6	by7f	figs-ellipsis		0	a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law
265	MIC	7	6	z99g	figs-metonymy		0	his own house
266	MIC	7	7	pvd9	figs-metaphor		0	General Information:
267	MIC	7	7	z1eq			0	But as for me
268	MIC	7	7	p8kj	figs-abstractnouns		0	I will wait for the God of my salvation
269	MIC	7	7	wd6x	figs-metonymy		0	will hear me
270	MIC	7	8	yb44	figs-metaphor		0	fall ... rise	These words are metaphors for suffering from disaster and then recovering. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
271	MIC	7	8	ln69	figs-metaphor		0	sit in darkness	These words are a metaphor for suffering from disaster. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
272	MIC	7	9	le5t	figs-metaphor		0	General Information:
273	MIC	7	9	d2c6	figs-metaphor		0	I will bear his rage
274	MIC	7	9	v4zl			0	until he pleads my cause, and executes judgment for me	Yahweh will punish the people of the other nations who harmed the people of Israel.
275	MIC	7	9	sr4x	figs-metaphor		0	he pleads my cause
276	MIC	7	9	sc18			0	executes judgment for me	brings about justice for me
277	MIC	7	9	p8yt	figs-metaphor		0	He will bring me to the light	Bringing Micah from darkness (Micah 7:8) to light is a metaphor for ending the suffering from disaster and enabling him to live well. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
278	MIC	7	9	t4wh			0	rescue me in his justice	bring justice to me and rescue me
279	MIC	7	10	i9mq	figs-metaphor		0	General Information:
280	MIC	7	10	wv5q			0	my enemy ... the one who said ... your God ... My eyes
281	MIC	7	10	ize3	figs-rquestion		0	Where is Yahweh your God?
282	MIC	7	10	fx2c	figs-synecdoche		0	My eyes
283	MIC	7	10	d12h	figs-activepassive		0	she will be trampled down
284	MIC	7	10	j5qh	figs-simile		0	like the mud in the streets	People who walk on mud without thinking they are doing anything bad are compared with those who will destroy Israel's enemies without thinking they are doing anything evil. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
285	MIC	7	11	x4rg	figs-you		0	General Information:	Micah speaks to the people of Israel as if he were speaking to one man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
286	MIC	7	11	y6xz			0	A day to build your walls will come
287	MIC	7	11	ue5m	figs-activepassive		0	the boundaries will be extended very far
288	MIC	7	12	hs2u	figs-explicit		0	the River
289	MIC	7	12	bd5t	figs-explicit		0	from sea to sea
290	MIC	7	12	y16y	figs-idiom		0	from mountain to mountain
291	MIC	7	13	av6g			0	the land will be desolate
292	MIC	7	13	n1e8	figs-metaphor		0	because of the fruit of their actions
293	MIC	7	14	jsh4	figs-metaphor		0	Shepherd your people with your rod, the flock of your inheritance
294	MIC	7	14	cu5w	figs-metaphor		0	They live alone in a thicket, in the midst of a pastureland	Micah speaks of his people as if they were wild animals hiding in bushes instead of livestock grazing in fields with much grass to eat. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
295	MIC	7	14	l8a3			0	a thicket	a place where many small woody plants grow
296	MIC	7	14	brz2			0	Bashan and Gilead	These regions are known as rich land for growing food.
297	MIC	7	14	whi8	figs-explicit		0	as in the old days	Bashan and Gilead had been part of Israel long ago, when David was king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
298	MIC	7	15	e3z5			0	As in the days ... them wonders	Yahweh speaks to the people.
299	MIC	7	16	mhq2	figs-metaphor		0	The nations
300	MIC	7	16	mzy2	translate-symaction		0	They will put their hands on their mouths	They do this to show that they are ashamed of what they have done. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
301	MIC	7	16	n9vh	figs-idiom		0	their ears will be deaf	This is an idiom. Nothing anyone says will have any effect on them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
302	MIC	7	17	e21s	figs-hyperbole		0	They will lick the dust like a snake	Snakes slither on the ground where dust gets on them, and here the people are being compared to snakes, though it is probably an exaggeration that they will lick the dust. Possible meanings are that these people 1) will literally lie on the ground in shame or 2) will be so ashamed and humbled that it will be as if they were lying on the ground. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
303	MIC	7	17	zg31	figs-metaphor		0	their dens
304	MIC	7	18	g3i6	figs-rquestion		0	Who is a God like you—who takes ... inheritance?
305	MIC	7	18	kr7v			0	the remnant of his inheritance	those of his chosen people who have survived his punishment
306	MIC	7	18	a8d2	figs-123person		0	you ... of the remnant of his inheritance? He does not keep his anger forever, because he delights in his covenant faithfulness.
307	MIC	7	18	f1lp	figs-abstractnouns		0	he delights in his covenant faithfulness
308	MIC	7	18	ups5			0	passes over	ignores
309	MIC	7	18	mcd3			0	does not keep his anger	does not stay angry
310	MIC	7	19	i7z3	figs-you		0	You will
311	MIC	7	19	i1u2	figs-exclusive		0	on us
312	MIC	7	19	rqi9	figs-metaphor		0	you will trample our iniquities under your feet. You will throw all our sins into the depths of the sea
313	MIC	7	20	q32m	figs-metonymy		0	You will give truth to Jacob and covenant faithfulness to Abraham