Micah 2
The Lord condemns those who devise evil and take fields and houses by violence, and warns that He will bring evil upon them. The people will be devastated and their fate altered, and they will not be able to escape the Lord's judgment. The house of Jacob is rebuked for thinking the Spirit of the Lord is weakened, and for oppressing the innocent. The Lord promises to gather the remnant of Israel and lead them together, with their king at their head.
1Woe to you who devise useless things and who work evil in your beds. In the morning light, they undertake it, because their hand is against God2And they have desired fields and have taken them by violence, and they have stolen houses. And they have made false accusations against a man and his house, a man and his inheritance3For this reason, thus says the Lord: Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which you will not steal away your necks. And you will not walk in arrogance, because this is a most wicked time4In that day, a parable will be taken up about you, and a song will be sung with sweetness, saying: "We have been devastated by depopulation." The fate of my people has been altered. How can he withdraw from me, when he might be turned back, he who might tear apart our country5Because of this, there will be for you no casting of the cord of fate in the assembly of the Lord6Do not speak by saying, "It will not drop on these ones; shame will not embrace them.7The house of Jacob says, "Has the Spirit of the Lord been weakened, or are such things his thoughts?" Are not my words good for him who walks uprightly8But, to the contrary, my people have risen up in opposition. You have lifted the cover from the undergarment, and those who passed by harmlessly, you have converted into war9You have evicted the women among my people from their delicate houses. You have taken my praise forever from their little ones10Rise and depart, for there is no relief for you here. Because of its uncleanness, it will be corrupted with a most wicked decay11I wish that I were not a man who has breath, and that I rather spoke a lie. I will drop it down to you in wine and in drunkenness. And it will be this people on whom it will rain down12I will gather together in a congregation all of you, Jacob. I will lead together as one, the remnant of Israel. I will set them together like a flock in the fold, like a sheep in the midst of the sheep pen. They will cause a tumult before the multitude of men13For he will ascend, opening the way before them. They will separate, and they will cross the gate and enter through it. And their king will pass by, before their very eyes, and the Lord will be at their head
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