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The Book of Micah, Chapter 5, Verse 14

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Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
King James Version
And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
American Standard Version
and I will pluck up thine Asherim out of the midst of thee; and I will destroy thy cities.
New English Translation
I will uproot your images of Asherah from your midst, and destroy your idols.
World English Bible
I will uproot your Asherim out of your midst; and I will destroy your cities.
15
And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
1
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
2
Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
3
O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
4
For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
6
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul?
8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
9
The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.