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Jeremiah

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"Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, 'Thus the LORD of hosts has said, "Zion will be plowed as a field, And Jerusalem will become ruins, And the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest."'

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Micah the name of several Isr. H4318    
of Moresheth inhab. of Moresheth-gath H4183 הַמֹּ֣ורַשְׁתִּ֔י ham·mo·v·rash·ti,
prophesied to prophesy H5012 נִבָּ֔א nib·ba,
in the days day H3117 בִּימֵ֖י bi·mei
of Hezekiah "Yah has strengthened," a king of Judah, also several other Isr. H2396 חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ chiz·ki·ya·hu
king king H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Judah; probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. H3063 יְהוּדָ֑ה ye·hu·dah;
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and he spoke to utter, say H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to all the whole, all H3605 כָּל־ kol-
the people people H5971 עַם֩ am
of Judah, probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. H3063 יְהוּדָ֨ה ye·hu·dah
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saying, to utter, say H559 לֵאמֹ֜ר le·mor
'Thus thus, here H3541 כֹּֽה־ koh-
the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel H3068 יְהוָ֣ה Yah·weh
of hosts army, war, warfare H6635 צְבָאֹ֗ות tze·va·'o·vt
has said, to utter, say H559 אָמַ֣ר a·mar
"Zion a mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. H6726 צִיֹּ֞ון tzi·yo·vn
will be plowed to cut in, engrave, plow, devise H2790 תֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙ te·cha·resh
[as] a field, field, land H7704 שָׂדֶ֤ה sa·deh
And Jerusalem probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. H3389 וִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙ vi·ru·sha·la·yim
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will become to fall out, come to pass, become, be H1961 הָיָ֣ה ha·yah
ruins, a ruin, heap of ruins H5856 עִיִּ֣ים i·yim
And the mountain mountain, hill, hill country H2022 וְהַ֥ר ve·har
Analysis:

Mountain often represents Government and power in the Jewish mind set. 
of the house a house H1004 הַבַּ֖יִת hab·ba·yit
as the high places a high place H1116 לְבָמֹ֥ות le·va·mo·vt
of a forest."' wood, forest, thicket H3293 יָֽעַר׃ ya·'ar.

Locations

High Mountain

HIGH PLACE1. General:(1) "High place" is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means simply "elevation" (Jeremiah 26:18 Ezekiel 36:2, etc.; compare the use in Job 9:8 of the waves of the sea. For the plural as a proper noun see BAMOTH). In the King James Version of Ezekiel 16:24, 25, 31, 39, "high places" is the translation of ramah (the Revised Versi... View Details

House of the Forest (Jerusalem)

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

Zion (Jerusalem)

ZIONzi'-on (tsiyon; Sion):1. Meaning of the Word2. The Zion of the Jebusites3. Zion of the Prophets4. Zion in Later Poetical Writings and Apocrypha5. Omission of Name by Some Writers6. The Name "Zion" in Christian TimesLITERATURE1. Meaning of the Word:A name applied to Jerusalem, or to certain parts of it, at least since the time of David. Nothing certain is... View Details

People

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, 'Thus the LORD of hosts has said, "Zion will be plowed as a field, And Jerusalem will become ruins, And the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest."'
King James Bible "Micah of Moresheth Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; Judah, and he spoke spake to all the people of Judah, saying, 'Thus Thus saith the LORD of hosts has said, "Zion will hosts; Zion shall be plowed as like a field, And and Jerusalem will shall become ruins, And heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest."'
Hebrew Greek English "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, 'Thus the LORD of hosts has said, "Zion will be plowed as a field, And Jerusalem will become ruins, And the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest."'