Micah 7:1-7

Israel's sin makes Micah very sad

1 I am very sad and upset!

I am like someone who is looking for fruit to eat.

But other people have picked the fruit already.

I would love to find some grapes

or some fresh figs that I could eat.

But none of them remain on the trees.

2 No faithful people now remain in the land.

People who do what is right have completely disappeared.

Everyone is waiting for a chance to murder someone.

They are like hunters who use traps to catch their friends.

3 They have learned how to do wicked things with both hands!

City officers and judges ask people to give them bribes.

Important people always get what they want from others.

They all help one another to do wicked things.

4 Even the best person is as useless as a thorn bush.

The most honest people are worse than thorn bushes.

The time will soon be here

when the Lord will punish you.

The prophets warned you that this time would come.

It will cause you to become confused.

5 Do not trust anyone, even your special friend.

You cannot be sure that your friend will always be honest with you.

Be careful what you say to your wife,

even as she lies beside you.

6 At that time, sons will not respect their fathers.

Daughters will refuse to obey their mothers.

Wives will argue with their husbands' mothers.

People who live in your house will be your enemies!

7 But as for me, I will continue to hope in the Lord.

He is the God who saves me.

I will wait for him to come and help me.

My God will hear my prayer.