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Berean Standard Bible

“Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.”

Micah 1:2

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Micah prophesied in the southern kingdom of Judah in the eighth century BC, around the time of Isaiah. He begins with a call to all peoples to listen, as the Lord is coming to testify against them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.

World English Bible (WEB)

Hear, you peoples, all of you. Listen, O earth, and all that is therein: and let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Hear, ye peoples, all of you: hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord Jehovah be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Give ear, you peoples, all of you; give attention, O earth and everything in it: let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy Temple.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Oid, pueblos todos: está atenta, tierra, y todo lo que en ella hay: y el Señor Jehová, el Señor desde su santo templo sea testigo contra vosotros.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Atención, todos los pueblos de la tierra! ¡Escuchen bien, habitantes de esta nación! Dios el Señor, desde su santo templo ha hecho acusaciones contra ustedes.

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