¹ Dies ist das Wort des HERRN, welches geschah zu Micha von Maresa zur Zeit Jothams, Ahas, Jehiskias, der Könige Judas, das er gesehen hat über Samaria, und Jerusalem.

² Höret, alle Völker, merke auf, Land, und alles, was drinnen ist! Denn Gott der HERR hat mit euch zu reden, ja, der HERR aus seinem heiligen Tempel!

³ Denn siehe, der HERR wird ausgehen aus seinem Ort und herabfahren und treten auf die Höhen im Lande,

⁴ daß die Berge unter ihm schmelzen und die Täler reißen werden, gleichwie Wachs vor dem Feuer verschmilzet, wie die Wasser, so unterwärts fließen.

⁵ Das alles um der Übertretung willen Jakobs und um der Sünde willen des Hauses Israel. Welches ist aber die Übertretung Jakobs? Ist's nicht Samaria? Welches sind aber die Höhen Judas? Ist's nicht Jerusalem?

⁶ Und ich will Samaria zum Steinhaufen im Felde machen, die man um die Weinberge legt; und will ihre Steine ins Tal schleifen und zugrunde einbrechen.

⁷ Alle ihre Götzen sollen zerbrochen und all ihr Hurenlohn soll mit Feuer verbrannt werden, und will alle ihre Bilder verwüsten; denn sie sind von Hurenlohn versammelt und sollen auch wieder Hurenlohn werden.

⁸ Darüber muß ich klagen und heulen; ich muß beraubt und bloß dahergehen; ich muß klagen wie die Drachen und trauern wie die Straußen.

⁹ Denn ihrer Plage ist kein Rat, die bis nach Juda kommen und bis an meines Volks Tore gen Jerusalem hinanreichen wird.

¹⁰ Verkündiget es ja nicht zu Gath, laßt euch nicht hören weinen, sondern gehet in die Trauerkammer und sitzet in die Asche!

¹¹ Du schöne Stadt mußt dahin mit allen Schanden. Die Einwohnerin Zaenans wird nicht ausziehen um des Leides willen des nächsten Hauses. Er wird's von euch nehmen, wenn er da sich lagern wird.

¹² Die betrübte Stadt vermag sich nicht zu trösten; denn es wird das Unglück vom HERRN kommen, auch bis an das Tor Jerusalems.

¹³ Du Stadt Lachis, spanne Läufer an und fahre davon; denn du bist der Tochter Zion der Anfang zur Sünde, und in dir sind funden die Übertretungen Israels.

¹⁴ Du wirst müssen Gefangene geben so wohl als Gath. Der Stadt Achsib wird's mit den Königen Israels fehlen.

¹⁵ Ich will dir Maresa, den rechten Erben bringen; und die HERRLIchkeit Israels soll kommen bis gen Adullam.

¹⁶ Laß die Haare abscheren und gehe kahl über deine zarten Kinder! Mache dich gar kahl wie ein Adler; denn sie sind von dir gefangen weggeführet.

¹ The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

² Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

³ and say to them, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: Cursed is the man who doesn't hear the words of this covenant,

⁴ which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so you shall be my people, and I will be your God;

⁵ that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, Yahweh.

⁶ Yahweh said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.

⁷ For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

⁸ Yet they didn't obey, nor turn their ear, but walked everyone in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they didn't do them.

⁹ Yahweh said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

¹⁰ They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

¹¹ Therefore thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry to me, but I will not listen to them.

¹² Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry to the gods to which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

¹³ For according to the number of your cities are your gods, Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal.

¹⁴ Therefore don't pray for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble.

¹⁵ What has my beloved to do in my house, since she has worked lewdness [with] many, and the holy flesh is passed from you? when you do evil, then you rejoice.

¹⁶ Yahweh called your name, A green olive tree, beautiful with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he has kindled fire on it, and its branches are broken.

¹⁷ For Yahweh of Armies, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have worked for themselves in provoking me to anger by offering incense to Baal.

¹⁸ Yahweh gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then you showed me their doings.

¹⁹ But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I didn't know that they had devised devices against me, [saying], Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

²⁰ But, Yahweh of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I shall see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.

²¹ Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, You shall not prophesy in the name of Yahweh, that you not die by our hand;

²² therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;

²³ and there shall be no remnant to them: for I will bring evil on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.