For I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the open country,Samaria was the capital of the nation Israel, after it broke away from Jerusalem. It tried in some ways to follow God, but quickly went off on a bad tangent. Worship of false gods became predominant, but the remnants of connection to God eventually contaminated Judah, as well.
Planting places for a vineyard.
I will pour her stones down into the valley
and will lay bare her foundations.
As a result, God crushed Israel before Judah. Samaria was laid waste by the Assyrians, and it appears Micah is prophesying this event. When the Assyrians came, they took away the existing population, and destroyed its cities completely.
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