This area will be the share the ruling prince will have in the land of Israel, so that he will no longer oppress the people, but will let the rest of the country belong to the tribes of Israel.

so that he will rule over your people with justice and govern the oppressed with righteousness.

May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors.

David took care of them with unselfish devotion and led them with skill.

and find pleasure in obeying him. He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;

he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die.

Some day there will be a king who rules with integrity, and national leaders who govern with justice.

Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a place to hide from storms. They will be like streams flowing in a desert, like the shadow of a giant rock in a barren land.

The LORD says, "The time is coming when I will choose as king a righteous descendant of David. That king will rule wisely and do what is right and just throughout the land.

When he is king, the people of Judah will be safe, and the people of Israel will live in peace. He will be called 'The LORD Our Salvation.'

The government officials are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They commit murder in order to get rich.

Tell him that I, the LORD, say to him, 'After murdering the man, are you taking over his property as well?' Tell him that this is what I say: 'In the very place that the dogs licked up Naboth's blood they will lick up your blood!' "

During the time that Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, the LORD gave this message to Micah, who was from the town of Moresheth. The LORD revealed to Micah all these things about Samaria and Jerusalem.

Hear this, all you nations; listen to this, all who live on earth! The Sovereign LORD will testify against you. Listen! He speaks from his heavenly temple.

Listen, you rulers of Israel! You are supposed to be concerned about justice,

You eat my people up. You strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot.

He goes up to the heights, taking many captives with him; he receives gifts from rebellious people. The LORD God will live there.

I give them eternal life, and they shall never die. No one can snatch them away from me.

As the scripture says, "When he went up to the very heights, he took many captives with him; he gave gifts to people."

You drink the milk, wear clothes made from the wool, and kill and eat the finest sheep. But you never tend the sheep.

Because the sheep had no shepherd, they were scattered, and wild animals killed and ate them.