What does Micah say about false prophets who promise “wine and strong drink”?

Micah describes a speaker who would preach about “wine and strong drink” as the kind of prophet the people would accept. The point is that messages of easy comfort can replace truthful warnings in a corrupt society (Micah 2:11).

Passage context

Micah orders the hearers to get up and leave, because the land they treat as a secure “resting place” will no longer hold them. The reason given is “uncleanness” that brings ruin, and the ruin is described as severe. Then Micah exposes the kind of “prophet” the people prefer: someone who moves in deception and promises a future of wine and strong drink. These lines come at the close of a section where Micah confronts powerful people who scheme to seize property and push others out of their homes (earlier in Micah 2). The command to “arise and depart” answers their earlier “rising early” to plan harm: their actions toward others will be mirrored back on them.

Why it matters

Micah 2:10–11 presents exile-like displacement as a direct consequence of a land made unfit by “uncleanness.” The text’s explicit claims are that the audience is told to “arise…depart,” the land is “not” their resting place, the stated reason is “uncleanness,” and the result is severe ruin.

Read carefully

A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.

Keep reading

Start with Micah 2:11, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.