New American Standard Bible 1995

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Micah

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Therefore, on account of you Zion will be plowed as a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, And the mountain of the temple will become high places of a forest.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Therefore, so, thus Adjective H3651 לָכֵן֙ la·chen
on account an account Noun H1558 בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔ם big·lal·chem,
of you Zion a mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. Noun H6726 צִיֹּ֖ון tzi·yo·vn
will be plowed to cut in, engrave, plow, devise Verb H2790 תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁ te·cha·resh;
as a field, field, land Noun H7704 שָׂדֶ֣ה sa·deh
Jerusalem probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ vi·ru·sha·lim
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will become to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה tih·yeh,
a heap of ruins, a ruin, heap of ruins Noun H5856 עִיִּ֣ין i·yin
And the mountain mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 וְהַ֥ר ve·har
Analysis:

Mountain often represents Government and power in the Jewish mind set. 
of the temple a house Noun H1004 הַבַּ֖יִת hab·ba·yit
[will become] high places a high place Noun H1116 לְבָמֹ֥ות le·va·mo·vt
of a forest. wood, forest, thicket Noun H3293 יָֽעַר׃ ya·'ar.

Locations

High Mountain

HIGH PLACE1. General:(1) "High place" is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means simply "elevation" (Jeremiah 26:18 Ezekiel 36:2, etc.; compare the use in Job 9:8 of the waves of the sea. For the plural as a proper noun see BAMOTH). In the King James Version of Ezekiel 16:24, 25, 31, 39, "high places" is the translation of ramah (the Revised Versi... View Details

House of the Forest (Jerusalem)

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Zion (Jerusalem)

ZIONzi'-on (tsiyon; Sion):1. Meaning of the Word2. The Zion of the Jebusites3. Zion of the Prophets4. Zion in Later Poetical Writings and Apocrypha5. Omission of Name by Some Writers6. The Name "Zion" in Christian TimesLITERATURE1. Meaning of the Word:A name applied to Jerusalem, or to certain parts of it, at least since the time of David. Nothing certain is... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Therefore, on account of you Zion will be plowed as a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, And the mountain of the temple will become high places of a forest.
King James Bible Therefore, on account of you Therefore shall Zion will for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will shall become a heap of ruins, And heaps, and the mountain of the temple will become house as the high places of a the forest.
Hebrew Greek English Therefore, on account of you Zion will be plowed as a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, And the mountain of the temple will become high places of a forest.