Micah 5:1-10-15 The Message (MSG)

1. But for now, prepare for the worst, victim daughter!The siege is set against us.They humiliate Israel’s king,slapping him around like a rag doll.

10-15. “The day is coming”—God’s Decree—“When there will be no more war. None.I’ll slaughter your war horses and demolish your chariots.I’ll dismantle military postsand level your fortifications.I’ll abolish your religious black markets,your underworld traffic in black magic.I will smash your carved and cast godsand chop down your phallic posts.No more taking control of the world,worshiping what you do or make.I’ll root out your sacred sex-and-power centersand destroy the God-defiant.In raging anger, I’ll make a clean sweepof godless nations who haven’t listened.”

Micah 5