1 Woe to those who devise iniquity, And1 work out evil on their beds! At amorning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand.
2 They acovet fields and take them by violence, Also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
3 Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, against this afamily I am devising bdisaster, From which you cannot remove your necks; Nor shall you walk haughtily, For this is an evil time.
4 In that day one shall take up a proverb against you, And alament with a bitter lamentation, saying: ‘We are utterly destroyed! He has changed the1 heritage of my people; How He has removed it from me! To1 a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ”
5 Therefore you will have no1 one to determine boundaries by lot In the assembly of the Lord.
Lying Prophets
6 “Do not prattle,” yousaytothose who1 prophesy. So they shall not prophesy1 to you; 1They shall not return insult for insult.
7Youwhoare named the house of Jacob: “Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted? Are these His doings? Do not My words do good To him who walks uprightly?
8 “Lately My people have risen up as an enemy— You pull off the robe with the garment From those who trust you, as they pass by, Like men returned from war.
9 The women of My people you cast out From their pleasant houses; From their children You have taken away My glory forever.
10 “Arise and depart, For this is not yourarest; Because it is bdefiled, it shall destroy, Yes, with utter destruction.
11 If a man should walk in a false spirit And speak a lie, saying, ‘I will1 prophesy to you of wine and drink,’ Even he would be the aprattler of this people.
Israel Restored
12 “Ia will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together blike sheep of the fold, Like a flock in the midst of their pasture; cThey shall make a loud noise because of somany people.
13 The one who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it; aTheir king will pass before them, bWith the Lord at their head.”
DENUNCIATION OF THE EVILS PREVALENT: THE PEOPLE'S UNWILLINGNESS TO HEAR THE TRUTH: THEIR EXPULSION FROM THE LAND THE FITTING FRUIT OF THEIR SIN: YET JUDAH AND ISRAEL ARE HEREAFTER TO BE RESTORED. (Micah 2:1-13)
devise . . . work . . . practise—They do evil not merely on a sudden impulse, but with deliberate design. As in the former chapter sins against the first table are reproved, so in this chapter sins against the second table. A gradation: "devise" is the conception of the evil purpose; "work" (Psalms 58:2), or "fabricate," the maturing of the scheme; "practise," or "effect," the execution of it.
because it is in the power of their hand—for the phrase see Genesis 31:29; Proverbs 3:27. Might, not right, is what regulates their conduct. Where they can, they commit oppression; where they do not, it is because they cannot.
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