Micah 2

At that time, your enemies will mock you by singing this very sad song about you, ‘God has completely destroyed us {Israelites}! God is taking the portions of land away from us {that he had given to us}! We are extremely distressed because he is giving our fields to our enemies!’”

So when God’s people {return to} divide up the land {again}, no one from your families will be there to receive any of it. \* 6 False prophets {who hear me say this} prophesy to me, “Do not prophesy!” They do not prophesy about these things, therefore God will certainly dishonor {them}. 7 You descendants of Jacob should not say such things as, “God does not become impatient.” Or “These are not the kinds of things that he does.” What I say certainly helps those who do what is right. 8 {However, God says,} “Recently my people have turned against me and become my enemies. When people pass by feeling safe, like soldiers returning from battle {to their own people}, you strip the fine outer garments right off their fronts. \* 9 You force the women among my people out of the homes that they love, and you take away from their children forever the good things that I wanted to give them. 10 So get up and leave! This land is no longer a place where you can live. You have made it unacceptable to me by your sins, so I will destroy it in a way that is severe.” 11 If someone who speaks nothing but lies were to say, “I will preach that you should drink wine and beer!” that is the kind of prophet you people would accept. \* 12 “However, some day I will certainly gather all of you descendants of Jacob. I will certainly bring together the Israelite people who survive. I will bring them together in one place, as a shepherd gathers a flock of sheep into a good pasture. They will make a lot of noise because there will be very many of them. 13 I will send someone who will open the way in front of them, and they will follow behind him, going out through the gate. Their king will go before them, and {I,} God, will be the one leading them.” \*