Micah 1:2-7

Micah 1:2-7

[2] 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.  [3] For, behold, the LORD  cometh forth  out of his place,  and will come down,  and tread  upon the high places  of the earth.  [4] And the mountains  shall be molten  under him, and the valleys  shall be cleft,  as wax  before  the fire,  and as the waters  that are poured  down a steep place.  [5] For the transgression  of Jacob  is all this, and for the sins  of the house  of Israel.  What is the transgression  of Jacob?  is it not Samaria?  and what are the high places  of Judah?  are they not Jerusalem?  [6] Therefore I will make  Samaria  as an heap  of the field,  and as plantings  of a vineyard:  and I will pour down  the stones  thereof into the valley,  and I will discover  the foundations  [7] And all the graven images  thereof shall be beaten to pieces,  and all the hires  thereof shall be burned  with the fire,  and all the idols  thereof will I lay  desolate:  for she gathered  it of the hire  of an harlot,  and they shall return  to the hire  of an harlot. 

What does Micah 1:2-7 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This opening pericope sets the tone and forms the backdrop for the rest of the book. All people were to hear God"s indictment against His people ( Micah 1:2). Punishment was coming ( Micah 1:3-4) that would be both reasonable ( Micah 1:5) and certain ( Micah 1:6-7).