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Micah 2
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1Woe to those who devise iniquity
- and work evil on their beds!
- When the morning is light, they practice it,
- because it is in the power of their hand.
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2They covet fields, and seize them;
- and houses, and take them away:
- and they oppress a man and his house,
- even a man and his heritage.
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3Therefore thus says Yahweh:
- “Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster,
- from which you will not remove your necks,
- neither will you walk haughtily;
- for it is an evil time.
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4In that day they will take up a parable against you,
- and lament with a doleful lamentation, saying,
- ‘We are utterly ruined!
- My people’s possession is divided up.
- Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!’”
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5Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the assembly of Yahweh.
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6“Don’t prophesy!”
- They prophesy.
- “Don’t prophesy about these things.
- Disgrace won’t overtake us.”
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7Shall it be said, O house of Jacob:
- “Is the Spirit of Yahweh angry?
- Are these his doings?
- Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”
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8But lately my people have risen up as an enemy.
- You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle.
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9You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses;
- from their young children you take away my blessing forever.
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10Arise, and depart!
- For this is not your resting place,
- because of uncleanness that destroys,
- even with a grievous destruction.
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11If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies:
- “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;”
- he would be the prophet of this people.
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12I will surely assemble, Jacob, all of you;
- I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
- I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah,
- as a flock in the midst of their pasture;
- they will swarm with people.
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13He who breaks open the way goes up before them.
- They break through the gate, and go out.
- And their king passes on before them,
- with Yahweh at their head.
