Micah 4-5The Lord’s Reign in Zion4 Now it shall come to pass in the latter daysThat the mountain of the Lord’s houseShall be established on the top of the mountains,And shall be exalted above the hills;And peoples shall flow to it.2 Many nations shall come and say,“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,To the house of the God of Jacob;He will teach us His ways,And we shall walk in His...  Read More

Micah 1-3Judgment on Israel and Judah1 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.The Coming Judgment on Israel2 Hear, all you peoples!Listen, O earth, and all that is in it!Let the Lord God be a witness against you,The Lord from His holy temple.3 For behold, the Lord is coming out of...  Read More

JonahJonah’s Disobedience1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tars...  Read More

ObadiahThe Coming Judgment on Edom1 The vision of Obadiah.Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom(We have heard a report from the Lord,And a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying,“Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle”):2 “Behold, I will make you small among the nations;You shall be greatly despised.3 The pride of your heart has deceived you,You who dwell in the clefts of the...  Read More

Amos 7-9Vision of the Locusts7 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the [a]beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. 2 And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said:“O Lord God, forgive, I pray!Oh,[b] that Jacob may stand,For he is small!”3 So the Lord relented concerning this.“It shall not be,” sa...  Read More

Amos 4-6God’s Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel4 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,Who oppress the poor,Who crush the needy,Who say to [a]your husbands, “Bring wine, let us drink!”2 The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:“Behold, the days shall come upon youWhen He will take you away with fishhooks,And your posterity with fishhooks.3 You will go out through ...  Read More