Micah 2:6-11

International Children’s Bible

⁶ People say, “Don’t prophesy to us!
    Don’t say those bad things about us!
    Nothing like that will happen to us!”
⁷ But I must say this, people of Jacob.
    The Lord is becoming angry about what you have done.
If you lived right,
    I could say nice words to you.
⁸ But recently, my people have become my enemy.
    You take the coats from people who pass by.
They think they are safe.
    But you rob them
as if they were prisoners of war.
⁹ You’ve forced the women of my people
    from their nice houses.
You’ve taken my glory
    from their children forever.
¹⁰ Get up and leave.
    This is not your promised place of rest anymore.
You have made this place unclean.
    It is doomed to destruction.
¹¹ But you people want a false prophet
    who will tell you nothing but lies.
You want one who promises to prophesy good things for you
    if you give him wine and beer.
    He’s just the prophet for you.