MIC 2:5 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Therefore, there’ll be no one in Yahweh’s assembly
⇔ who’ll have authority to measure you out any more land.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Διατοῦτο οὐκ ἔσται σοι βάλλων σχοινίον ἐν κλήρῳ· ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ Κυρίου
(Diatouto ouk estai soi ballōn sⱪoinion en klaʸrōi; en ekklaʸsia Kuriou )

ULT Therefore, you will not have one who casts the line by lot
⇔ in the assembly of Yahweh.

UST So when it is the time for the land to be given back to you people who belong to Yahweh,
⇔ there will be no one alive among you rich families to receive back any of that land.

OEB There will be no one to measure out land for you
⇔ from the Lord’s community.

WEBBE Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the LORD’s assembly.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Therefore no one will assign you land in the Lord’s community.

LSV Therefore, you have no caster of a line by lot
In the assembly of YHWH.

FBV Consequently at that time there will be none of you in the assembly of the Lord responsible for the division of the land.[fn]

2:5 This refers back to the original division of the Promised Land by lot. Once the land has been conquered, Israel no longer has any say about who owns it, or who lives where.

T4T So when it is the time for the land to be given back to you people who belong to Yahweh,
⇔ there will be no one [MTY] who will be able to ◄cast lots/throw marked stones► to determine which land belongs to whom.

LEB • Therefore you will have no one casting a line by lot in the assembly of Yahweh.

BBE For this cause you will have no one to make the decision by the measuring line in the meeting of the Lord.

Moff “For talk like that you lose your share
⇔ in the community of the Eternal!

JPS Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

ASV Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.

DRA Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the cord of a lot in the assembly of the Lord.

YLT Therefore, thou hast no caster of a line by lot In the assembly of Jehovah.

Drby Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the measuring line upon a lot, in the congregation of Jehovah.

RV Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
(Therefore thou/you shalt/shall have none that shall cast the line by lot in the congregation of the LORD. )

SLT For this there shall not be to thee any casting a cord by lot in the convocation of Jehovah.

Wbstr Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

KJB-1769 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
(Therefore thou/you shalt/shall have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. )

KJB-1611 Therefore thou shalt haue none that shall cast a cord by lot in the Congregation of the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Therefore there shalbe no man to deuide thee thy portion in the congregation of the Lorde.
(Therefore there shall be no man to divide thee/you thy/your portion in the congregation of the Lord.)

Gnva Therefore thou shalt haue none that shall cast a corde by lot in the Congregation of the Lord.
(Therefore thou/you shalt/shall have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the Congregation of the Lord. )

Cvdl Neuerthelesse there shalbe noman to deuyde the thy porcion, in the congregacion off the LORDE.
(Nevertheless there shall be no man to divide the thy/your portion, in the congregation off the LORD.)

Wycl For this thing `noon schal be to thee sendynge a litil corde of sort in cumpeny of the Lord.
(For this thing noon shall be to thee/you sending a little cord of sort in company of the Lord.)

Luth Jawohl, ihr werdet kein Teil behalten in der Gemeine des HErr’s.
(Yes_indeed, you(pl)/their/her become no/not part/portion keep in the/of_the community the LORD’s.)

ClVg Propter hoc non erit tibi mittens funiculum sortis in cœtu Domini.
(Because this not/no will_be to_you sendns rope sortis in/into/on cœtu Master. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–11: The LORD will punish those who oppress poor people

This section is divided into two parts: 2:1–5 and 2:6–11.

In verses 1–5, the LORD accused people in Israel of doing evil: they were dishonestly taking property away from other people. He said that he would punish them.
In verses 6–11, Micah said that people had rebuked him for prophesying these things. And the LORD again said that he would punish the people of Israel.

If you use section headings in your translation, here are some options:

Use one heading for all of 2:1–11, using the above wording. Here are some other section headings for 2:1–11:
Land Robbers Will Lose their Land (NET)
Punishment for Those Who Abuse Their Power (CEV)
Israel’s Sins Are Condemned (GW)
Use one heading for 2:1–5 and another heading for 2:6–11. For example:
^1–5Judgment against Wealthy Oppressors
^6–11True and False Prophets (NLT)
^1–5The Evil Plans of People
^6–11Micah Is Asked Not to Prophesy (NCV)
Use one heading for all of chapter 2 (2:1–13). For example:
The Fate of Those Who Oppress the Poor (GNT)
Woe to Oppressors (NASB)

TN will use one heading for 2:1–11 and another heading for 2:12–13. Use a heading or headings that will be appropriate and acceptable for your language situation.

Paragraph 2:1–5

In this paragraph, Micah is the speaker in verses 1–2. He spoke about evil people who oppressed poor people. The LORD is the speaker in verses 3–5. He spoke to those evil people. He said that he would punish them.

2:5

Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.

Therefore, when the land is distributed among Yahweh’s people at a future time, you^(plur) will not get any of it.
And so, when Yahweh’s people return from exile and they cast lots to divide the land, no one will give you any land.
Therefore because of your wicked deeds, when Yahweh’s people come back to this country, and divide up the land, no one will give any land to you.
Therefore I, Micah tell you that none of you wicked people will receive any of the land which Yahweh will give to his people in the future.

In 2:4, the LORD was the speaker. He quoted a “taunt song” that the enemies of the Jews sang. Here in 2:5, Micah is the speaker.

Some versions, such as the BSB and GNT, begin a new paragraph here. The Notes will keep the same paragraph along with the NRSV and some other versions. You may do whatever is more natural in your language.

Therefore: This word introduces another conclusion or result of 2:1–2, which described the deeds of wicked people. Micah here described another thing that would happen to those wicked people.

you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot: This clause probably refers to the time after the Jews returned from exile.Apart from NAC, all the scholars who commented on the time issue indicated a preference for a time following the Jews’ return from exile or in the more distant eschatological future. These commentaries include Mays, UBS, WBC, KD, ZIBBC, TOTC, and Waltke 2007. At that time, the descendants of the wicked people described in 2:1–2 will not receive any of the land that is distributed. The GNT makes the specific time period explicit. It has:

So then, when the time comes for the land to be given back to the Lord’s people, there will be no share for any of you. (GNT)

The NET also has the following footnote:

When judgment passes and the people are restored to the land, those greedy ones who disregarded the ancient land allotments will not be allowed to participate in the future redistribution of the land.

Other versions follow the Hebrew and indicate future time in general. Here are some other ways to do this:

Therefore no one will assign you land in the Lord’s community. (NET)

And so you will never again own property among the Lord’s people. (CEV)

That is why none of you in the Lord’s assembly will draw lots to divide your property. (GW)

will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot: Long ago, Joshua led the Jews into Canaan. They conquered the land, and then they divided the land to each tribe and to each family. They did this by casting lots to decide who would get each piece of land. (See Joshua 14:1–5; 18:8–10.)

the assembly of the LORD: This phrase refers to the Israelites. They were the people whom God had chosen to be his special people. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

the Lord’s people (GNT)

the Lord’s community (NET)

Parallel MIC 2:5

Section 2:1–11: The LORD will punish those who oppress poor people

Paragraph 2:1–5

2:5