Micah 1:4

The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place.

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WEBBE

The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place.

BSB

The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.

KJV

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.

ASV

And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.

BBE

And the mountains will be turned to water under him, and the deep valleys will be broken open, like wax before the fire, like waters flowing down a slope.

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וְנָמַסּוּ ve·na·ma·su and they will melt H4549 הֶהָרִים he·ha·rim the mountains H2022 תַּחְתָּיו tach·tav under him H8478 וְהָעֲמָקִים ve·ha·'a·ma·kim and the valleys H6010 יִתְבַּקָּעוּ yit·ba·ka·'u they will be cleft H1234 כַּדּוֹנַג ka·do·nag like (the) wax H1749 מִפְּנֵי mi·pe·nei from before H6440 הָאֵשׁ ha·'esh the fire H784 כְּמַיִם ke·ma·yim like water H4325 מֻגָּרִים mu·ga·rim poured out H5064 בְּמוֹרָד be·mo·rad on a slope H4174

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 smart of sin, it behoves us to seek what is the sin we smart for. Persons and places most exalted, are most exposed to spiritual diseases. The vices of leaders and rulers shall be surely and sorely punished. The punishment answers the sin. What they gave to idols, never shall prosper, nor do them any good. What is got by one lust, is wasted on another.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.