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MIC 2:1–2:13 ©

Punishing the oppressors

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2:1 Punishing the oppressors

2Woe to those who plan to do wicked things—

to those who do evil on their beds.

They do it in the morning light

because they make use of their power.

2They see fields that they’d like and seize them,

and houses and they just take them.

They’ll oppress a man and his household—

even taking property handed down in the family.


3Therefore Yahweh says,

“Listen, I’m planning to bring disaster against this clan,

which you won’t be able to avoid.

You won’t walk so proudly,

because it’ll be a terrible time for you all.

4In that day someone will sing a song against you all.

and mourn with a song of wailing,

and say, ‘We’re completely ruined.

Yahweh changes my people’s territory.

How can he remove the land from me?

He divides our fields up to give to traitors.’ ”


5Therefore, there’ll be no one in Yahweh’s assembly

who’ll have authority to measure you out any more land.


6“Don’t tell us that,”

they tell us!

“They shouldn’t preach those things—

that sort of disgrace will never happen to us.”

7Do Yakob’s descendants really ask,

“Is the Yahweh’s spirit impatient?

Are these his actions?”

Don’t my words do good to anyone who obeys them?


8Lately my people have risen up against me like an enemy.

You strip the rich robe off those who’re innocently going past,

like a soldier on the battlefield might have done to his enemy.

9You’ve driven our widows out of their pleasant houses.

You’ve forever deprived their young children of what I’d blessed them with.

10Get ready and leave because this isn’t a place for resting.

It’s about to be completely destroyed because of its disobedience.


11If someone comes to you full of talk and lies and says,

“I’ll prophesy to you about enjoying wine and strong drink,”

he’d be considered to be a prophet for this people.

12I will certainly gather all of you, Yakob.

I’ll definitely assemble the remnant of Yisrael.

I’ll bring them together like sheep in a pen—

like a flock in the middle of their pasture.

Noisy because there’ll be so many people.


13Someone will go in front of them to break open the way.

They’ll force open the gate and go out.

Their king will pass on ahead of them.

Yahweh will be at their head.

2woe_to those_who_plan_of (of)_wickedness and_deeds_of (of)_evil on beds_of_their in/on/at/with_light_of the_morning perform_it if/because (there)_it_is in_power_of hands_of_their.
2And_covet fields and_seize and_houses and_take_away and_oppress a_man and_his/its_house(hold) and_man and_inheritance_of_his.
3for_so/thus/hence thus YHWH he_says now_I am_planning on the_family the_this calamity which not you_all_will_remove from_there necks_of_your_all’s and_not you_all_will_walk haughtily if/because will_be_a_time evil it.
4In_the_day (the)_that someone_will_lift_up against_you_all a_saying and_wail a_wailing it_is_finished he_will_say utterly_(devastate) we_are_devastated the_portion_of people_of_my he_changes how he_removes_it to_me to_apostate fields_of_our he_apportions.
5For_so/thus/hence not he_will_belong to/for_yourself(m) one_who_throws a_measuring-line in/on/at/with_lot in/on/at/with_assembly_of YHWH.
6Do_not prophesy preach not they_will_prophesy of_these not ignomini[es] it_will_be_turned_back.
7Said Oh_house_of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) is_impatient the_spirit_of YHWH or are_these deeds_of_his am_not words_of_my do_they_do_good with the_uprightly walking.
8And_recently people_of_my as_enemy he_raises_up from_before a_garment a_mantle strip_off from_pass_by security those_who_turn_back_of war.
9The_women_of people_of_my drive_out from_houses_of pleasant_of_their from_under children_of_their you_all_take_away glory_of_my to_forever.
10Arise and_go if/because not this the_resting_place in_account_of uncleanness it_will_ruin and_destruction will_be_grievous.
11If anyone who_walks_of wind and_lies he_told_a_lie I_will_prophesy to/for_yourself(m) of_the_wine and_about_the_strong_drink and_it_was the_prophesier_of the_people the_this.
12Surely_(gather) I_will_gather Oh_Yaˊₐqoⱱ all_of_you surely_(assemble) I_will_assemble the_remnant_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) together set_them like_sheep a_sheepfold like_flock in_the_middle the_pasture_of_its they_will_be_distraught from_humankind.
13He_will_go_up the_breaks_out before_face/front_them they_will_break_through and_pass the_gate and_they_went_out in_him/it king_of_their and_he/it_passed_through before_face/front_them and_LORD in/on/at/with_head_of_their.

MIC 2:1–2:13 ©

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