Micah 1:5
All this is for the transgression of Jacob
What it says
This upheaval comes because of Jacob's transgression and the sins of Israel, centered in Samaria and Jerusalem.
What it is doing
This verse identifies covenant rebellion as the cause of judgment.
In context
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah — what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem: 2Hear, O peoples, all of you; 3For behold, the LORD comes forth 4The mountains will melt beneath Him, 5All this is for the transgression of Jacob 6Therefore I will make Samaria 7All her carved images will be smashed to pieces;