Micah of Moresheth, contemporary of Isaiah, prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. Like Amos he was a country man, denouncing the corruption of the royal city and the priests.
His most-quoted prophecy (Mic 5:2) names Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Messiah: 'And thou, Bethlehem Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda: out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel.' The Magi quoted this verse to King Herod (Mt 2:5–6).
His summary of prophetic teaching — 'And what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk solicitous with thy God?' (Mic 6:8) — is one of the foundational lines of biblical ethics.