Category Archives: MICAH

Destruction in Israel and Judah 1 The word of the Lordthat came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw [through divine revelation] concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 2 Hear, O peoples, all of you; Listen closely, O earth and all that is in it, And […]

Woe to Oppressors 1 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness And plot evil on their beds! When morning comes, they practice evil Because it is in the power of their hands. 2 They covet fields and seize them, And houses, and take them away. They oppressandrob a man and his house, A […]

Rulers Denounced 1 And I said, “Hear now, heads of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to knowandadminister justice? 2 “You who hate good and love evil, Who tear the skin off my people And their flesh from their bones; 3 You who eat the flesh of my […]

Peaceful Latter Days 1 But it shall come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the Lord Shall be established as the highestandchief of the mountains; It shall be above the hills, And peoples shall flow [like a river] to it. 2 And many nations shall come and say, “Come, […]

Birth of the King in Bethlehem 1 “Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; A state of siege has been placed against us. They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter). 2 “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah; […]

God’s Indictment of His People 1 Hear now what the Lordis saying, “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills [as witnesses] hear your voice. 2 “Hear, O mountains, the indictment of the Lord, And you enduring foundations of the earth, For the Lordhas a case (a legal complaint) against His people, […]

The Prophet Acknowledges Injustice 1 Woe is me (judgment is coming)! For I am Like one who gathers the summer fruits, like one who gleans the vintage grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, No first-ripe fig which my appetite craves. 2 The godly person [who is faithful and loyal to God] […]