1. This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to Micah of Moresheth. He delivered this message during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. The prophecies pertain to Samaria and Jerusalem.
2. Listen, all you nations!Pay attention, all inhabitants of earth!The sovereign Lord will testify against you;the Lord will accuse you from his majestic palace.
3. Look, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling place!He will descend and march on the earth’s mountaintops!
4. The mountains will disintegrate beneath him,and the valleys will be split in two.The mountains will melt like wax in a fire,the rocks will slide down like water cascading down a steep slope.
5. All this is because of Jacob’s rebellionand the sins of the nation of Israel.How has Jacob rebelled, you ask?Samaria epitomizes their rebellion!Where are Judah’s pagan worship centers, you ask?They are right in Jerusalem!
6. “I will turn Samaria into a heap of ruins in an open field – vineyards will be planted there!I will tumble the rubble of her stone walls down into the valley,and tear down her fortifications to their foundations.