Moresheth-Gath

Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.

And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying, Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah, Thus says the Lord of hosts, Zion shall be plowed as a field, Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord? And did not the Lord relent of the disaster that he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring disaster upon ourselves.

There was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah, from Kiriath Jehorim, He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah.

Then some of the leaders of Judah stood up and spoke to all the people.

They said, Micah the prophet was from the town of Moresheth.

He was a prophet during the time that Hezekiah was king of Judah.

Micah said this to all the people of Judah.

He has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.

Some of the elders of the land stepped forward and said to the entire assembly of people, Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, He told all the people of Judah, This is what the Lord Almighty says, Zion will be ploughed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.

Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did not Hezekiah fear the Lord and seek his favour? And did not the Lord relent, so that he did not bring the disaster he pronounced against them? We are about to bring a terrible disaster on ourselves.

Now Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jerim was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord.

A reading from the book of Micah.

The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of King Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

Hear, you peoples, all of you.

Listen, O earth, and all that is in it.

The book of Micah chapter one.

The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

Hear, all you peoples.

Listen, O earth, and all that is in it.