Wikipedia's first sentence called it “fourth chapter of the book of micah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible”. Today it says “kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Textual versions; Verse 4; Verse 8”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Micah 4 is the fourth chapter of the Book of Micah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Micah , and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets . Collins 2014 . sfn error: no target: CITEREFCollins2014 ( help ) Hayes 2015 . sfn error: no target: CITEREFHayes2015 ( help ) Metzger, Bruce M. , et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible .1
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The opening as it stood in 2025 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “fourth chapter of the book of micah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible”. Today it says “kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Textual versions; Verse 4; Verse 8”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
fourth chapter of the book of micah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible
Now
kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta
Sections that no longer exist
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