rsv Micah:1:3-8 SEEK
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For behold ,
the LORD is coming forth out of his place ,
and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth .
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And the mountains will melt under him and the valleys will be cleft ,
like wax before the fire ,
like waters poured down a steep place .
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All this is for the transgression of Jacob and for the sins of the house of Israel .
What is the transgression of Jacob ?
Is it not Sama '
ria ?
And what is the sin of the house of Judah ?
Is it not Jerusalem ?
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Therefore I will make Sama '
ria a heap in the open country ,
a place for planting vineyards ;
and I will pour down her stones into the valley ,
and uncover her foundations .
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All her images shall be beaten to pieces ,
all her hires shall be burned with fire ,
and all her idols I will lay waste ;
for from the hire of a harlot she gathered them ,
and to the hire of a harlot they shall return .
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For this I will lament and wail ;
I will go stripped and naked ;
I will make lamentation like the jackals ,
and mourning like the ostriches .