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Micah speaks a message from God to all the nations An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Micah www.easyenglish.info Les Painter This commentary has been through Advanced Checking.

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About the Book of Micah ‘People, the *LORD told you what goodness is. This is what the *LORD wants you to do. Be fair to other people. Love kindness. Live humbly with your God.’ (Micah 6:8).

Here are some facts about who Micah was.

 He was the 6th in order of the minor *prophets. He was one of 12 minor *prophets. ‘Minor’ means that these *prophets wrote shorter *prophecies than the 4 greater *prophets. The greater ones were Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.

 Micah is called the Morasthite. This word means that he was an inhabitant of Moresheth Gath, a small village. It was about 22 miles south-west from Jerusalem.

 He was a *prophet when Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. They were kings from 756 to 697 *BC. Micah’s name Micah’s name means ‘Who is like Yahweh (God)?’ Yahweh is a *Hebrew name for God. And the answer to this question is that nobody is like God. Nobody is as wonderful as God is. Micah’s parents gave him that name. The name describes God’s wonderful character. In the end, God forgave his people. The end of Micah’s book describes this. The people sang a song to praise God (Micah 7:18). In *Hebrew, the song starts with the words ‘Who is like God?’ God is wonderful. There is nobody else like him. He is the God who has forgiven his guilty people. So Micah uses a form of his own name here. His name describes God’s goodness. God pities his people. He is kind to them. He forgives their *sins. About the nations called *Israel and Judah In the year 975 *BC, King Solomon’s nation, *Israel, became divided. The nation had not obeyed God or his laws. But God did not destroy the nation. A long time before that he had given them a promise. He had promised to send someone who would save *Israel. This person would come by means of Abraham’s family. After Abraham, the plan would continue. It would continue by means of his *descendant David. Then it would continue by means of David’s *descendants. God’s plan would succeed. He would bring Jesus the *Messiah into the world. He would save the world from *sin.

There was a war between Solomon son, Rehoboam, and a servant of Solomon called Jeroboam. Solomon had blessed Rehoboam. He appointed Rehoboam to be the new king. But Jeroboam had more power with the army chiefs. In the end, Rehoboam ruled only the southern part of the nation. He called it Judah. Jeroboam formed his government in the northern part. He kept the name *Israel for that part. Each man had declared himself to be the king that God had chosen.

At first, only Judah’s family followed Rehoboam, the king of Judah. Then the larger part of Benjamin’s family followed him too. What happened in Judah and in *Israel, the divided nation After Rehoboam’s death, the disagreement continued. The northern 10 families called themselves *Israel. The southern families called themselves Judah. The modern word ‘*Jew’ comes from that name. Judah remained loyal to the *covenant. Kings from David’s family continued to rule in Jerusalem, Judah’s capital.

In the northern nation (*Israel), there were several dynasties (groups of kings from the same family). This happened because the people did not obey the *covenant. In various different periods, *Israel’s kings had different cities as capitals. The last capital was Samaria. The kings of *Israel became powerful rulers. They controlled the people by means of changes to their religion. They changed the ways in which people prayed. They chose new *priests. They built two new *temples. One was at Dan (on the northern border of *Israel). The other was at Bethel (on *Israel’s border with Judah). There were many wars between *Israel and Judah.

Micah especially mentions three kings who ruled over the southern nation, Judah. They ruled in Jerusalem. But he does not mention the kings that ruled the northern nation in the same period. These kings ruled in *Israel’s capital, called Samaria. Micah would not have respected the northern nation. Neither would other *prophets such as Isaiah and Hosea. The reason was that, in the northern nation, the people themselves had appointed their kings. God had not chosen these kings. That is how the *prophets might have seen the situation. Micah, however, uses the name *Israel for both nations. The *prophets God sent many *prophets to Judah and *Israel. Some *prophets were *priests. Other *prophets were farmers. Some *prophets were rich and they advised the kings. Other *prophets lived much more simply. Some *prophets wrote down the things that they taught (their prophecies). Many other *prophets did not do that. But all the *prophets taught the people. They taught about right judgements in the courts. They taught about how people should be fair to other people. They taught that people need to trust God for help.

Many *prophets warned that the people would suffer defeat. Their enemies would take them away to different places abroad. That would happen if they did not start to obey God again. Some *prophets had dreams from God about future success. They also dreamed about future punishments. They understood God’s plans for their nation.

They looked forward into the future. They looked forward to the time when a new king would come. He would rule the nation. Some *prophets saw that this king would come from David’s family. The new king would lead God’s people. He would lead them into a wonderful new age.

Some *prophets described how this king would then rule always. Other *prophets saw that he would also be a servant. He would suffer many things. The things that this king suffered would cause his people to come back to God.

But all the *prophets saw that this king would be the *Messiah. He would be the man that God had chosen. The *Messiah would bring his people into the new age. *Israel’s and Judah’s enemies would destroy those two nations Some very important events happened during Micah’s life.

God had warned *Israel’s people about things that might happen in the future. But they had not listened to him. So in 722 or 721 *BC, an army came from a nation called Assyria. That army fought against the people in *Israel’s capital, Samaria. The *Assyrians defeated the people in that city. They took the people from their homes.

They took *Israel’s people away to various places all over the country called Assyria. Their relatives in Judah could not have communication with them any longer. The *Assyrians then brought foreigners to live in *Israel. *Israel’s *priests taught these people. The *priests taught them about the religion that Judah’s and *Israel’s people had followed. Therefore many foreigners tried to obey the *covenant. These people were called the Samaritans (2 Kings chapter 17).

Then the *Assyrians tried to control Judah. They defeated the people in much of that country. But God saved Jerusalem. The people there defeated the king of Assyria. He returned to his home, where two of his sons killed him. God had saved Judah (2 Kings chapter 19).

Judah continued to exist for over 100 years after the defeat of *Israel. But in the end the army from Babylon defeated Judah’s people. The army led them away from Judah. So the people from Judah also became foreigners in another country. Samaria This city Isaiah 30 miles north from Jerusalem. It is on a hill that has steep sides. The hill also has a long flat top, which was difficult to reach then. King Omri chose that hill as the place where he intended to build a city. The city would be the capital of the nation called *Israel. Omri bought the hill from a man called Shemer. Omri paid two pieces of silver for it. He built a city on the hill. He named the city Samaria. That name came from the name of the previous owner, Shemer (1 Kings 16:23, 24). This happened in 925 *BC. The hill was called the hill of Samaria. The city called Samaria became the capital for the 10 northern families. And people also gave the same name to that northern nation. The structure of Micah’s book The book consists of *prophecy. We can divide it into 3 sections:

Section 1 chapters 1-2

Section 2 chapters 3-5

Section 3 chapters 6-7.

Each section begins with the command ‘hear’ or ‘listen’. It starts with blame. It starts with things about which Micah warned. Each section then continues from judgement to hope. And it ends with a promise.

The first section has a magnificent start. It describes God’s punishment. God declares that he will punish *Israel and Judah because of their *sins. He will punish them because they *worship idols (verses 2-4). (An idol is something that people *worship instead of the one real God. It may be the sun, the moon, or any object or animal.) Then Micah describes how God will punish Samaria (verses 5-9). Its people will be slaves in another country (Micah 2:10). But immediately afterwards there is a promise about success and about a wonderful return (Micah 2:12-13).

The second section is especially for the rulers and leaders of the people. Their *sins are these: They have evil desire and they steal from other people. God blames them with strong words. First he *curses the people. Then he *blesses them. Then there is a promise that one day they will return to their country.

The last section is in chapters 6 and 7. God calls his people to a meeting with him. He argues with them. He speaks to them about urgent matters. His actions are right for his people. He has good reasons for his actions. His reasons are right and proper.

The book ends with a grand song that expresses happiness. God will rescue his people. A long time ago, God brought his people out of Egypt. It will be like that again. Everyone will agree with God. They will know that he is a kind God. He is a loyal God. He has done what he promised to do (Micah 7:16-20). The last verse is similar to what Zacharias the *priest later sang (Luke 1:72-73). Micah’s *prophecies are distinct and clear. He says that the Ruler (the *Messiah) will come. The Ruler will come from the town called Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). Micah writes like Hosea and Isaiah. The words that he writes are strong and firm.

The messages in this book were especially for Samaria. This was the capital of *Israel. The messages were also for Jerusalem. This was the capital of Judah. God chose rulers to lead their nations. God intended that the rulers should *worship him. And they should obey him. Instead they led their people badly. They taught their people to *worship other gods. This was true about both nations. The rulers also cheated people. They robbed the poor people. God therefore had to punish *Israel and Judah.

However, God promised that things would change. The people in *Israel and in Judah would start to *worship him again. His people would live in safety and peace (Micah 4:3-4). Sections in the Book of Micah    

   1:1-2    

   Brief    description of the book

   Section    1

   1:3-2:13

   Punishment    and Rescue

   

   1:2-16

   God    will punish the people in Samaria and Judah

   

   2:1-11

   Evil    leaders and false *prophets will suffer

   

   2:12-13    

   God    will bring a *remnant back to Zion (another name for Jerusalem)

   Section    2

   3:1-5:15

   Micah    accuses false leaders. He promises that a good, fair King will    come

   

   3:1-12

   The    false leaders of old Jerusalem will fail and that city will fall

   

   4:1-8

   New    Jerusalem will have a high position over the nations

   

   4:9-13

   Zion’s    (Jerusalem’s) people will suffer pains that will lead to the    beginning of a new age

   

   5:1-6

   The    *Messiah’s birth and his future greatness

   

   5:7-9

   The    *remnant will rule the nations

   

   5:10-15

   God    will protect his new *spiritually clean nation

   Section    3

   6:1-7:20

   Third    series of *prophecies. God will forgive the *remnant of his people

   

   6:1-8

   Micah    accuses *Israel’s people because they have not obeyed the    *covenant

   

   6:9-16

   The    *curses in the *covenant will all become true for Jerusalem’s    people

   

   7:1-7

   Jerusalem’s    social structures will break apart

   

   7:8-20

   The    Song about Success Chapter 1 Section 1 1:1-2 Brief description of the book v1 The *LORD’s message came to Micah. Micah was from Moresheth. He saw a vision (dream) about Samaria and Jerusalem. This was during the time when the kings Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah ruled. They were kings of Judah.

v2 Listen, all you people. Listen, Earth and everyone in it. My master is the *LORD God. The *Lord will come from his holy *temple. He will come as a witness against you.

Verse 1

This description emphasises that Micah’s message came from God. It was ‘the *LORD’s message’. It was not ‘the *prophet’s message’. (Look at Isaiah 1:1-2; Jeremiah 1:1-2; Amos 1:1-3.) This message ‘came’ to Micah with great power. That was because the *LORD’s Spirit came into Micah. And the Spirit controlled and used him at that time (Micah 3:8). Micah refers only to the kings of the southern nation (Judah). The northern nation (*Israel) refused to obey God’s *covenant. Its people appointed kings without God’s agreement (Hosea 8:4). Micah’s book is God’s word.

There is another way in which God’s message came to Micah. Micah heard God’s voice and he understood God’s message. He also saw the things that God was saying. He saw God’s plans in a vision (dream). Micah understood the things that he saw in his vision. Some people do have this gift. They can see what God is saying. God causes them to see pictures and dreams.

Verse 2

Micah gives an order to all the people in Samaria and Jerusalem. The people in *Israel had a special relationship with God because they had made a *covenant with him. But they had not followed the rules in the *covenant. So God calls both *Israel and the other nations to a court of law. He asks them to defend themselves. Yes, God would punish Samaria and Jerusalem. But the whole world must hear this message. The *Lord will come to be a witness against *Israel and against the whole world. Everyone and everything in the whole world must listen to these words. 1:3-2:13 Punishment and Rescue 1:3-16 God will punish Samaria and Judah In verses 3 to 7, Micah describes how God will punish Samaria. Our God is the God about whom we learn in the Bible. He is the God who is alive. But many people take no notice of him. The people in Samaria forgot God. They prayed to false gods. The way that God punishes Samaria will teach all people something. Everyone in the entire world must listen to these words. All people must obey this message. God chose *Israel to be like an example for all the nations. God warns them in these verses.

Then Micah describes how God will punish Judah. The style of Micah’s message is like a sad song after a war. He uses the names of several cities. Each name has a meaning. And Micah uses these meanings to emphasise his message. But the war had not yet happened. Perhaps Micah was hoping that the people might confess their *sins to God. They might change their behaviour so that God would forgive them. But, in the end, this did not happen. The people in Judah suffered greatly. Everything that Micah described happened.

v3 Look, the *LORD will come out of the place where he lives. He will step on the high places of the Earth. v4 The mountains will melt under him. The valleys will split. The mountains will be like wax in front of the fire. (Wax is a substance. It melts when someone heats it.) Those mountains will be like water that pours down a steep hill.

Verses 3-4

‘High places’ and ‘valleys’ describes all places everywhere. It may mean strong, important institutions. People in other nations met together on the high places. They prayed to their gods there. God had ordered King Hezekiah to destroy such places (2 Kings 18:1-6). People feel safe as long as God stays in heaven. But he will come to the Earth. He will come to give judgement. He will come to punish *sin. Nations and institutions will melt when they meet God’s fire. They will realise that they must meet the holy God.

v5 This will happen because of Jacob’s *sin (the *sin by Jacob’s family). It is because *Israel’s (Jacob’s) family did wrong things. Those in Samaria have caused *Israel’s people to *sin. Look at Jerusalem. Look at all the images there that represent sex and religion. These have caused Judah to *sin.

Verse 5

Micah accuses ‘Jacob’ (the northern nation from Jacob’s family) and he accuses *Israel (all *Israel). He accuses them about *sin. The people have not obeyed the *covenant that God made with *Israel. They have not obeyed God’s commands. ‘Those in Samaria’ (the northern capital) here means the bad leaders of the northern nation. ‘Jerusalem’ (the southern capital) refers to the bad leaders of the southern nation.

*Sin here means that the people decided to oppose God. They did that on purpose. God gave to them a purpose that they should live for. But they have failed to achieve that purpose. They have gone their own way. God has given his *covenant to them. This gives rules for them, to guide them. It is an agreement that God has made with *Israel. But they have made a decision. They have decided that they will not obey God’s *covenant.

v6 Therefore I, the *LORD, will make Samaria become a heap of rubbish. It will be just an empty field. It will be rough ground like the ground where people plant bushes. I will destroy the buildings in Samaria. I will throw the bricks into the valley. Only the stones from the foundations (bases of the buildings) will remain. v7 I will break all the images (false gods) into pieces. That silver and gold was the wages of *prostitutes. The people in Samaria have behaved like *prostitutes. They serve the images instead of me, the *LORD. But I will burn their precious things. I will destroy all the images. Samaria’s wealth is like the gifts that *prostitutes receive. So the people in Samaria will hand over their wealth to the wicked people who taught them their wicked behaviour.

Verses 6-7

‘Therefore’ links the crime to the punishment. Samaria’s people prayed to images. This showed that they did not understand God or his laws. Their evil religion did not teach good behaviour. In fact, it caused evil behaviour. It showed that they understood the world in a wrong way.

When people serve images, there is a cause and effect in this. (Look at Romans 1:18-31.) It causes people to do bad things. And the effect is evil. ‘They said that they were wise. But they became fools. They exchanged the greatness of the God who can never die for images. They made these look like men, birds, animals and snakes’ (Romans 1:22-23). That is how Samaria’s leaders acted against God’s *covenant.

As a result of their actions, the people did all kinds of wrong things. Among these things was when people used sex in the wrong way.

God was like a husband to the people in Israel. They had a special relationship (called the *covenant) with him. But they were not loyal to him. They were like *prostitutes, who leave their husbands to go with other men. The people in Samaria had become wealthy because of this wicked religion. But they would not keep their wealth. They had learned this behaviour from the other nations. And soon the other nations would control Samaria. The people in Samaria would become slaves. And the army from Assyria would take away their (Samaria’s) wealth.

v8 I will be very sad about what will happen. I will go about without shoes and clothes. I will cry like a jackal (wild dog). I will weep like an ostrich (large wild bird). v9 There is no remedy for Samaria’s problems. And Samaria’s *sin is a like a disease that has spread to Judah. It has reached the gate of my people’s city. It has spread all the way to Jerusalem.

Verses 8-9

Micah weeps as he speaks God’s judgement. He feels as God feels. Micah has seen what will happen to Samaria. He knows that the situation is hopeless. There is no remedy for Samaria’s problems. God’s judgement is certain. Punishments from God must happen. A wicked enemy will overcome Samaria. This is very sad. Micah and God both cry. They cry like jackals and ostriches. Jackals move together in groups. They seem to cry in a sad way. Ostriches cannot fly but they can run fast. Both jackals and ostriches give the impression that they are unhappy. The *sin is like a disease that has spread to Judah. Nobody can stop the disease. It has spread right into the centre of Jerusalem. The nature of *sin is that it spreads.

v10 Do not tell it in Gath. Do not weep in Acco. Roll yourself in the dust at Beth Aphrah.

Verse 10

Micah is thinking about the army from Assyria. It would soon come to Jerusalem. The towns that he mentions are close to Micah’s home town, Moresheth Gath (verse 14). Without those towns, Jerusalem would not be a capital any longer. The *Hebrew word for each town becomes a message about the future. Gath sounds like the *Hebrew word for ‘tell’. In the *Hebrew language, ‘in Acco’ sounds like ‘weep’. Beth Aphrah means ‘House of Dust’. The message might be, ‘Do not tell it in Tell town. Do not weep in Weep town. Roll yourself in the House of Dust.’ The army from Assyria will defeat the people in those towns. Then Jerusalem’s rulers will ‘roll themselves in the dust’. This was a custom that showed complete despair.

In 701 *BC, King Sennacherib advanced towards Jerusalem. He attacked 46 towns and cities, and he took control of them. These included the ones that Micah mentions here. We can understand why Micah felt so much pain. Earlier, David wept and he spoke these same words. David said ‘Do not tell it in Gath’ after Saul and Jonathan died (2 Samuel 1:20).

Gath was a town where people called Philistines lived. Earlier, David did not want the Philistines to be happy about their success. It is the same for Micah. He does not want the enemies (the *Assyrians) to be happy about their success. *Israel is like God’s light to the nations. When the light becomes dark, the nations have no light and no hope.

v11 You people that live in Shaphir, pass on your way. Be naked and ashamed. People that live in Zaanan will not come out. The people in Bethezel will cry. They will take away their support (help) from you (that is, from Judah).

Verse 11

Shaphir is the name of a city. Shaphir means ‘beautiful’. Shaphir was a beautiful city. But its people will soon be prisoners. The *Assyrians will take its people away to another country. They will make its people walk through the streets. Then those people from Shaphir will be naked and so they will be ashamed. Everyone will see their naked bodies. Their shame will be great. Their enemies will not care about them. But God sympathises. Jesus Christ, God’s Son, suffered the same shame.

Zaanan means ‘go forward’. But the people in the town called Zaanan will not go forward. They will not go to help their neighbours in the battle. Instead, they will hide behind their walls. Bethezel means ‘house where they take away’. Its people will ‘take away’ their help. It means that they will not protect Judah any longer.

v12 People that live in Maroth become weak. They are waiting for good news to come. But trouble has come down from the *LORD. It has come even to the gate of Jerusalem city.

Verse 12

Maroth means ‘bitter’. So Maroth is a town where the people are bitter. Bitter people need hope. They need to hope for something better. So the people in Maroth hope for something good. They hope for help and peace. But there is no help from Jerusalem’s people. Jerusalem is the city whose name means ‘peace’. The *Assyrians will march right up to the great gate of Jerusalem. God will use the *Assyrians to carry out his judgement. By means of them, he will punish the people in *Judah and Israel. These evil things have come from the *LORD. Severe punishment has come from him.

v13 You people in Lachish, get the chariots ready (the vehicles that horses pull in war). Prepare to run away. You taught the people in the ‘Daughter of Zion’ (Jerusalem) to *sin against God. They had the same *sin as you had. In fact, it came from you. *Israel’s people had that same *sin too.

Verse 13

Lachish was an important town. It was the strongest place in the region. It was about 4 miles from Micah’s home. There was an army there. The army’s job was to defend the western hills. The men in the army used chariots and they used fast horses. A chariot was a very strong vehicle. They used a team of horses to pull it. Chariots were fast and powerful in a battle. Even brave soldiers were afraid of the chariots. The two words ‘horses’ and ‘Lachish’ sound similar in the *Hebrew language. Lachish might mean a team of horses. The people in Lachish would have trusted in their strong army. They would have trusted in their chariots.

The people thought that they were in no danger from the *Assyrians. But they were wrong. In Micah’s message, God is telling the people to leave this strong town. They must leave as quickly as possible. This command probably made the people very afraid.

The *Assyrians would soon defeat the people in Lachish. Lachish’s people had caused Jerusalem’s people to stop trusting in God. Lachish’s people did not trust God to defend them. They trusted their chariots. That was because of the *sin called pride. Pride causes us to think that God’s rules for our life do not matter. We believe that we can do as we choose. We think that we do not need God. We think that we can live very well without him. The people in Lachish had the same *sin as the people in *Israel had. This *sin was that they trusted their chariots instead of God. And Lachish’s people taught Jerusalem’s people to *sin. So the people in Jerusalem and Judah had that same *sin too. (The ‘Daughter of Zion’ is another name for Jerusalem, the capital of Judah.)

In our modern world, we too can be guilty of pride. Now we might trust machinery, computers and modern science. We might trust all those things when we should be trusting God.

v14 So you must give gifts to Moresheth Gath. In that way you will say goodbye to people there. The house (people) in Achzib will cheat the kings of *Israel.

Verse 14

In this message, the *Assyrians have defeated the people in Lachish. So the king must now pay money as gifts to the *Assyrians. Achzib is now under the *Assyrians’ control. Therefore, Judah’s rulers cannot receive taxes from the people in Achzib. Achzib means ‘cheat’. It was a wealthy town. There were many places where people could have jobs there. Now they will not be wealthy any longer. They will have nothing. That is the result of God’s judgement on the nation.

v15 People in Mareshah, I will bring a person that will act against you. That person will take the things that you own. The glory (greatness) of *Israel will come to Adullam.

Verse 15

‘People in Mareshah’. The *Hebrew words here sound like ‘someone who takes possession’. It means the person that wins a battle. The result will be that only a few people will live. It was like that earlier at the cave of Adullam. This statement about Adullam refers to David. He ran away from Saul. David hid in the cave of Adullam. David was very weak at that time. Those who ran away with him were also weak. They were not important people (1 Samuel 22:1-2; 2 Samuel 23:13). However, the people in Mareshah were important people. They were men that had a high rank. They ran away from the *Assyrians and they hid from the *Assyrians.

However, all those references to the cave of Adullam mean the same thing. David’s companions were men in trouble. They were in debt. They were unhappy people. Those who ran from Mareshah were important people. But those two situations were alike, because there was little hope for improvement. In both events, it seemed that the end had come. There is a promise about a better future for Judah and *Israel. But it comes later in this book (Micah 2:12-13).

v16 So cut off your hair. Make yourself bald like a large bird that has no feathers on its head. Start to be sad. You may want to know why you will be sad. This is the reason. Your enemies will take your precious children from you. They will send the children to a foreign country. And the children will not return.

Verse 16

God gives more orders. These orders are for the people in Jerusalem. The children, like their parents, are important people. Parents love their children. The *Assyrians will take the children away to a foreign country. It will be a time when the parents are sad. God tells them to cut off their hair. He tells them to make themselves bald. So then they will be like a large bird that has no feathers on its head. The people had a custom. When they were ashamed and sad, they would shave all the hair from their heads. Then everyone would see how sad they were. Soon, Judah’s people and Jerusalem’s people would suffer terribly. And then they would follow this custom.

All good parents desire good things for their children. Unfortunately, many people do not love God. They do not obey his orders. Therefore their children suffer. In the previous verses, we see that God is the judge of towns, cities and nations. *Sin is a very serious matter to God. Because of his holy nature, he must be angry against it.

‘Trouble has come down from the *LORD’ (verse 12). ‘I will bring a person that will act against you’ (verse 15). The punishment comes from God. The events in these verses are the result of God’s direct action. These are serious matters for us today. We need to be aware of our own *sin. We should confess our *sin to God. He cares about us. He does not want us to suffer his punishment. And he will forgive us if we humbly invite him into our lives.

God did not want to punish the people in Samaria and Judah. He wanted them to serve him again. And he wanted them to obey his laws. But they refused to obey him. And so in the end, they suffered the punishment that Micah described.

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