Parallel Verses
Amplified
For behold, the Lord is coming down from His place
He shall come down and tread [in judgment] on the high places of the earth.
New American Standard Bible
He will come down and
King James Version
For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Holman Bible
and coming down to trample
the heights
International Standard Version
Look here! The LORD is coming from his place! He will come down and will trample down the high places throughout the land.
A Conservative Version
For, behold, LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
American Standard Version
For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Bible in Basic English
For see, the Lord is coming out from his place, and will come down, stepping on the high places of the earth.
Darby Translation
For behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
For behold, Jehovah will come forth from his place, and come down and tread upon the heights of the earth.
King James 2000
For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For behold, Yahweh is coming out from his place, and he will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Modern King James verseion
For behold, Jehovah is coming out of His place, and will come down and walk on the high places of the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For why? Behold, the LORD shall go out of his place, and come down, and tread upon the high things of the earth.
NET Bible
Look, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling place! He will descend and march on the earth's mountaintops!
New Heart English Bible
For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
For lo! Yahweh, coming forth out of his place, - that he may descend, and march along upon the high places of the earth.
Webster
For behold, the LORD cometh forth from his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
World English Bible
For, behold, Yahweh comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
For lo, Jehovah is going out from His place, And He hath come down, And hath trodden on high places of earth.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Coming Judgment On Israel
2
Hear, O peoples, all of you;
Listen closely, O earth and all that is in it,
And let the Lord God be witness [giving a testimony of the judgment] against you,
The Lord from His holy temple [in the heavens].
For behold, the Lord is coming down from His place
He shall come down and tread [in judgment] on the high places of the earth.
The mountains shall melt under Him
And the valleys shall be split
Like wax before the fire,
Like waters poured down a steep place.
Names
Cross References
Amos 4:13
For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind
And declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who makes the dawn into darkness
And treads on the heights of the earth—
The Lord God of hosts is His name.
Isaiah 26:21
Listen carefully, the Lord is about to come out of His [heavenly] place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing];
The earth will reveal the [innocent] blood shed upon her
And will no longer cover her slain.
Deuteronomy 32:13
“He made him (Israel) ride on the high places of the earth,
And he ate the produce of the field;
And He made him suck honey from the rock,
And [olive] oil from the flinty rock,
Psalm 115:3
But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.
Deuteronomy 33:29
“Happy and blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
The Shield of your help,
And the Sword of your majesty!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
Job 40:12
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.
Isaiah 2:10-19
Go among the rocks and hide in the dust
From the terror of the Lord and from the splendor of His majesty.
Isaiah 25:10
For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain [Zion],
And Moab will be trampled down in his place
As straw is trampled down in the [filthy] water of a manure pile.
Isaiah 63:3-4
“I have trodden the wine trough alone,
And of the peoples there was no one with Me.
I also trod them in My anger
And trampled them in My wrath;
And their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,
And I stained all My clothes.
Isaiah 64:1-2
That the mountains might quake at Your presence—
Ezekiel 3:12
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rushing sound behind me, “Blessed be the glory of the Lord in His place [above the expanse].”
Hosea 5:14-15
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will tear to pieces and go on [tearing];
I will carry off [the prey] and there will be no one to rescue them.
Habakkuk 3:19
The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army];
He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet
And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my
For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.