Micah 2

Human Plans and God’s Plans

2Woe to those who plan iniquity,

to those who plot evil^s on their beds!^t

At morning’s light they carry it out

because it is in their power to do it.

²They covet fields^u and seize them,^v

and houses, and take them.

They defraud^w people of their homes,

they rob them of their inheritance.^x

³Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster^y against this people,

from which you cannot save yourselves.

You will no longer walk proudly,^z

for it will be a time of calamity.

⁴In that day people will ridicule you;

they will taunt you with this mournful song:

‘We are utterly ruined;^a

my people’s possession is divided up.^b

He takes it from me!

He assigns our fields to traitors.’ ”

⁵Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the Lord

to divide the land^c by lot.^d

False Prophets

⁶“Do not prophesy,” their prophets say.

“Do not prophesy about these things;

disgrace^e will not overtake us.^f”

⁷You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,

“Does the Lord become^a impatient?

Does he do such things?”

“Do not my words do good^g

to the one whose ways are upright?^h

⁸Lately my people have risen up

like an enemy.

You strip off the rich robe

from those who pass by without a care,

like men returning from battle.

⁹You drive the women of my people

from their pleasant homes.ⁱ

You take away my blessing

from their children forever.

¹⁰Get up, go away!

For this is not your resting place,^j

because it is defiled,^k

it is ruined, beyond all remedy.

¹¹If a liar and deceiver^l comes and says,

‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’^m

that would be just the prophet for this people!ⁿ

Deliverance Promised

¹²“I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;

I will surely bring together the remnant^o of Israel.

I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,

like a flock in its pasture;

the place will throng with people.^p

¹³The One who breaks open the way will go up before^q them;

they will break through the gate^r and go out.

Their King will pass through before them,

the Lord at their head.”