Micah 1:4
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1:4The mountains will disintegrate14 beneath him,
and the valleys will be split in two.15
The mountains will melt16 like wax in a fire,
the rocks will slide down like water cascading down a steep slope.17
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- 14 Or “melt” (, , , , ). This is a figurative description of earthquakes, landslides, and collapse of the mountains, rather than some sort of volcanic activity (note the remainder of the verse).
- 15 The mountains will disintegrate … the valleys will be split in two. This imagery pictures an earthquake and accompanying landslide.
- 16 The words “the mountains will melt” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The simile extends back to the first line of the verse.
- 17 The words “the rocks will slide down” are supplied in the translation for clarification. This simile elaborates on the prior one and further develops the imagery of the verse’s first line.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And the mountains will melt under him,
and the valleys will split open,
like wax before the fire,
like waters poured down a steep place.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The mountains melt beneath him
and the valleys split apart,
like wax before the fire,
like water rushing down a slope.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The mountains will melt beneath him,
and the valleys will split apart,
like wax near a fire,
like water cascading down a mountainside.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
The mountains melt beneath his feet
and flow into the valleys
like wax in a fire,
like water pouring down a hill.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The mountains will melt under him
and the valleys will burst open,
like wax before the fire,
like water rushing down a slope.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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