<p class="poetry">&#8220;I will turn Samaria<n id="1" /> into a heap of ruins in an open field &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">vineyards will be planted there!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I will tumble<n id="3" /> the rubble of her stone walls<n id="4" /> down into the valley,p> <p class="poetry">and tear down her fortifications to their foundations.<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">This is the prophetic message that the <sc>Lordsc> gave to<n id="1" /> Micah of Moresheth. He delivered this message<n id="2" /> during the reigns of<n id="3" /> Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. The prophecies pertain to<n id="4" /> Samaria<n id="5" /> and Jerusalem.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">All this is because of Jacob&#8217;s rebellionp> <p class="poetry">and<n id="1" /> the sins of the nation<n id="2" /> of Israel.p> <p class="poetry">How has Jacob rebelled, you ask?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Samaria epitomizes their rebellion!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Where are Judah&#8217;s pagan worship centers, you ask?<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">They are right in Jerusalem!<n id="6" />p>