Micah 1:6
Micah 1:6
“Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The Lord declares Samaria will be reduced to rubble, its stones poured into the valley and its foundations laid bare.
What Does Micah 1:6 Mean?
The proud northern capital will become a heap of stones, fit only for planting a vineyard. Its walls will be poured into the valley and its very foundations exposed. The city built for permanence is unmade.
To uncover a foundation is to strip away every pretense; nothing hidden remains covered. This is judgment, yet it is also clarity, for a people cannot rebuild on what is rotten. Sometimes the merciful thing God does is to tear down what cannot stand, so that something true may be built.