Micah 7:1-7

International Children’s Bible

7 Poor me! I am like a hungry man.
    And all the summer fruit has been picked.
There are no grapes left to eat.
    There are none of the early figs I love.
² All of the faithful people are gone.
    There is not one good person left in this country.
Everyone is waiting to kill someone.
    Everyone is trying to trap his brother.
³ People are good at doing evil with both hands.
    Rulers ask for money.
    And judges’ decisions are bought for a price.
Rich people make their wishes known.
    They all join in their evil plans.
⁴ Even the best of them is like a thornbush.
    Even the nicest of them is worse than a thornbush.
Your watchmen^[a] warned you about this day.
    Now it has come.
Now you will be punished.
    Your punishment will amaze you.
⁵ Don’t trust your neighbor.
    Don’t even trust a friend.
Be careful what you say,
    even to your wife.
⁶ A son will not honor his father.
    A daughter will turn against her mother.
A daughter-in-law will fight with her mother-in-law.
    A person’s enemies will be members of his own family.

⁷ Israel says, “I will look to the Lord for help.
    I will wait for God to save me.
    My God will hear me.