Micah 7:1-7

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7 ·Poor [Woe to] me! I am like a hungry man,
    and all the summer fruit has been picked—
there are no grapes left to eat,
    none of the early figs I ·love [crave].
² All of the faithful people ·are gone [^Lhave perished from the land/earth];
    there is not one ·good [upright] person left in this country.
Everyone ·is waiting to kill someone [^Llies in wait for blood];
    everyone ·is trying to trap someone else [^Lhunts his brother with a net].
³ With both hands they are doing evil.
    Rulers ask for ·money [gifts],
    and judges’ decisions are bought for a ·price [bribe].
·Rich [Influential; Great] people ·tell what they want [make demands],
    and they get it.
⁴ Even the best of them is like a ·thornbush [brier];
    the most ·honest [upright] of them is worse than a ·prickly plant [thorn hedge].
The day ·that your watchmen warned you about [^Lof your watchmen; ^Cthe coming exile predicted by the prophets] has come.
    Now they will be confused [^Cwithout the guidance of the prophets].
⁵ Don’t ·believe [trust] your neighbor
    or ·trust [put confidence in] a friend.
·Don’t say anything [^LGuard the doors of your mouth],
    even to ·your wife [^Lthe one who lies on your bosom].
⁶ A son will not honor his father,
    a daughter will ·turn against [defy; rise up against] her mother,
and a daughter-in-law will be against her mother-in-law;
    a person’s enemies will be ·members of his own family [or the servants of his household; ^Lthe men/people of his house; Matt. 10:36].

⁷ Israel says, “I will look to the Lord for help.
    I will wait for God ·to save me [my savior];
    my God will hear me.