Micah 1 · Verse 3

Micah 1:3

For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Micah 1:3, King James Version

Micah 1:3 in other translations

BSBFor behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
WEBFor behold, the LORD comes out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
ASVFor, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
YLTFor lo, Jehovah is going out from His place, And He hath come down, And hath trodden on high places of earth.
DARBYFor behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
BBEFor see, the Lord is coming out from his place, and will come down, stepping on the high places of the earth.
WebsterFor behold, the LORD cometh forth from his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

What does Micah 1:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. tread upon the high places of the earth--He shall destroy the fortified heights (compare De 32:13; 33:29) [Grotius].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 For, behold, the Lord cometh forth - See this clause, Amo 4:13 (note). He represents Jehovah as a mighty conqueror, issuing from his pavilion, stepping from mountain to mountain, which rush down and fill the valleys before him; a consuming fire accompanying him, that melts and confounds every hill and dale, and blends all in universal confusion. God is here represented as doing that himself which other conquerors do by the multitude of their hosts; levelling the mountains, filling some of the valleys, and digging for waters in others, and pouring them from hills and dales for the use of the conquering armies, by pipes and aqueducts. And why is all this mighty movement? Mic 1:5. "For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 1:1-7

The earth is called upon, with all that are therein, to hear the prophet. God's holy temple will not protect false professors. Neither men of high degree, as the mountains, nor men of low degree, as the valleys, can secure themselves or the land from the judgments of God. If sin be found in God's people he will not spare them; and their sins are most provoking to him, for they are most reproaching. When we feel the…

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Micah 1:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!H2009
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'[is] about to go forthH3318
מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.Mofrom place hisH4725
וְיָרַ֥דve.ya.Radand he will come downH3381
וְדָרַ֖ךְve.da.Rakhand he will treadH1869
עַל\־'al-onH5921
בָּ֥מֳתֵיba.mo.tei[the] high places ofH1116
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earthH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Micah 1:3

  • Amos 4:13

    For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.

  • Isaiah 26:21

    For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • Deuteronomy 32:13

    He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;

  • Psalms 115:3

    But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

  • Habakkuk 3:19

    The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

  • Job 40:12

    Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  • Isaiah 25:10

    For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.

  • Isaiah 2:10-19

    Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, …

  • Ezekiel 3:12

    Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.

  • Hosea 5:14-15

    For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

  • Isaiah 64:1-2

    Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cometh.
Isa 26:21; 64:1,2; Eze 3:12; Ho 5:14,15
place.
Ps 115:3
and tread.
Job 40:12; Isa 2:10-19; 25:10; 63:3,4; Am 4:13
the high.
De 32:13; 33:29; Hab 3:19

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Context

  • Micah 1:2

    Hear, 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

    For, 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

    And 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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Micah 1:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque he aquí, Jehová sale de su lugar, y descenderá, y hollará sobre las alturas de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car voici, l’ Éternel sort de son lieu, et descendra, et marchera sur les lieux hauts de la terre;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn siehe, Jehova geht aus von seiner Stätte und kommt herab und schreitet einher auf den Höhen der Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quia ecce Dominus egredietur de loco suo, et descendet, et calcabit super excelsa terræ.