Micah 1:2 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
2Hear, 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.
3For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
4And 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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 24:30
Jesus speaks of His coming in glory, echoing God's witness from His holy temple.
Revelation 1:7
Both verses emphasize the visibility of God's judgment.
Hebrews 12:26
God's voice shakes the earth, similar to His call for attention in Micah.
Source: Micah 1:2