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\BibleBook{Micah}

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\BibleTitleTwo{This book contains the account of Micah foretelling about God punishing Israel and Judah because of their evil leaders, and about restoring them by the leader coming from Bethlehem. We call this book }
\BibleMainTitle{Micah }
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\BibleSectionHeading{Yahweh|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" punish|strong="H6485" Samaria|strong="H8111" }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Yahweh|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" punish|strong="H6485" Samaria|strong="H8111" }
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when|strong="H3588" it|strong="H6440" rushes|strong="H1573"/flows|strong="H2100" down|strong="H5064" into|strong="H4325" a|strong="H6440" valley|strong="H6010". 
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\verseNumber{5}Those|strong="H3605" things|strong="H3605" will|strong="H4310" happen|strong="H1961" because|strong="H3605" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3605" terrible|strong="H3372" sins|strong="H2403" [DOU] that|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H3808" [MTY] of|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478", \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w descendants|strong="H2233"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1004"\+w*} Jacob|strong="H3290", have|strong="H3478" committed|strong="H3478". 
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and|strong="H3063" it|strong="H2063" was|strong="H3478" [RHQ] because|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H3808" of|strong="H1004" Jerusalem|strong="H3389" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w set|strong="H3478"\+w* \+w up|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w altars|strong="H4196"\+w* \+w to|strong="H3478"\+w* \+w worship|strong="H3478"\+w* \+w their|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w gods|strong="H0430"\+w*} 
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\verseNumber{7}All|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" idols|strong="H6091" in|strong="H7725" Samaria|strong="H8111" will|strong="H5704" be|strong="H7725" smashed|strong="H3807", 
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And|strong="H7725" because|strong="H3588" people|strong="H6908" paid|strong="H7725" prostitutes|strong="H2181" there|strong="H3605", 
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\BibleSectionHeading{Micah|strong="H4318" mourned|strong="H5594" for|strong="H3588" Judah|strong="H3063" also|strong="H3588" }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Micah|strong="H4318" mourned|strong="H5594" for|strong="H3588" Judah|strong="H3063" also|strong="H3588" }
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I|strong="H5921" will|strong="H1323" walk|strong="H3212" around|strong="H5921" ◄barefoot|strong="H7758"/without|strong="H3212" any|strong="H6213" sandals|strong="H5275" on|strong="H5921" my|strong="H5921" feet|strong="H7272"► and|strong="H3212" naked|strong="H6174". 
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I|strong="H5921" will|strong="H1323" howl|strong="H3213" like|strong="H6213" a|strong="H6213" jackal/wolf|strong="H2061" 
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and|strong="H3212" screech like|strong="H6213" an|strong="H6213" owl|strong="H1323", 
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\verseNumber{9}because|strong="H3588" Samaria|strong="H8111" will|strong="H5971" be|strong="H3389" completely|strong="H5704" destroyed|strong="H4229" [MET|strong="H6298"]; 
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nothing|strong="H3808" can|strong="H4310" save|strong="H3467" that|strong="H3588" city|strong="H8179". 
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But|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3588" same|strong="H1931" thing|strong="H3588" will|strong="H5971" happen|strong="H1961" to|strong="H5704" Judah|strong="H3063"! 
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The|strong="H3588" Israeli people|strong="H3427" rebelled|strong="H4784" against|strong="H3427" Yahweh|strong="H3068", 
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\BibleSectionHeading{Yahweh will punish those who oppress the poor }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Yahweh will punish those who oppress the poor }
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\chapterNumber{2}Terrible|strong="H6213" things|strong="H7451" will|strong="H3027" happen|strong="H6213" to|strong="H6213" you|strong="H3588" who|strong="H3588" lie|strong="H4904" awake|strong="H5782" at|strong="H5921" night|strong="H3915", 
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the|strong="H1961" top|strong="H7218" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H1961" hill|strong="H2022", where|strong="H1004" the|strong="H1961" temple|strong="H1004" is|strong="H3651" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w now|strong="H1961"\+w*}, will|strong="H1961" be|strong="H1961" covered|strong="H3680" with|strong="H1004" bushes|strong="H7880". 

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but|strong="H3588" we|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" worship|strong="H7812" Yahweh|strong="H3068" our|strong="H3068" God|strong="H3068" always|strong="H3605", forever|strong="H5769". 

\BibleSectionHeading{The|strong="H3605" Israeli people|strong="H5971" will|strong="H3068" return|strong="H7725" from|strong="H3068" exile|strong="H1540" }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{The|strong="H3605" Israeli people|strong="H5971" will|strong="H3068" return|strong="H7725" from|strong="H3068" exile|strong="H1540" }
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\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{A|strong="H1961" ruler|strong="H4910" will|strong="H1961" come|strong="H1961" from|strong="H4480" Bethlehem|strong="H1035" }
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\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Micah’s|strong="H4318" prayer|strong="H8605" and|strong="H3427" Yahweh’s|strong="H3068" answer|strong="H6030" }
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