Micah 2

Oppressors Judged

2Woe to those who dream up wickedness

and prepare evil plans ^uon their beds!

At morning light ^vthey accomplish it

because the power is in their hands. ^w

²They covet fields ^xand seize them; ^y

they also take houses.

They deprive a man of his home, ^z

a person of his inheritance. ^a

³Therefore, the Lord says:

I am now planning ^ba disaster

against this nation; ^c

you cannot free your necks from it. ^d

Then you will not walk so proudly ^e

because it will be an evil time. ^f

⁴In that day one will take up ^ga taunt against you,

and lament mournfully, ^hsaying,

“We are totally ruined! ⁱ

He measures out the allotted land of my people.

How He removes it from me!

He allots our fields ^jto traitors.”

⁵Therefore, there will be no one

in the assembly of the Lord

to divide the land by casting lots. ^kl

God’s Word Rejected

⁶“Quit your preaching,” ^mthey ⁿpreach.

“They should not preach these things; ^o

shame will not overtake us.” ^pq

⁷House of Jacob, should it be asked,

“Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? ^r

Are these the things He does?”

Don’t My words bring good ^s

to the one who walks uprightly? ^t

⁸But recently My people have risen up

like an enemy: ^u

You strip off the splendid robe ^v

from those who are passing through confidently, ^w

like those returning from war.

⁹You force ^xthe women of My people

out of their comfortable homes,

and you take My blessing ^yz

from their children forever.

¹⁰Get up and leave,

for this is not your place of rest, ^a

because defilement ^bbrings destruction—

a grievous destruction! ^c

¹¹If a man of wind ^dcomes

and invents lies: ^e

“I will preach to you about wine and beer,” ^f

he would be just the preacher for this people! ^g

The Remnant Regathered

¹²I will indeed gather ^hall of you, Jacob;

I will collect the remnant of Israel. ⁱ

I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,

like a flock in the middle of its fold.

It will be noisy with people. ^j

¹³One who breaks open the way

will advance before them;

they will break out, pass through the gate,

and leave by it.

Their King will pass through before them,

the Lord as their leader.