THE BOOK OF MICAH

 

Micah Chapter 2

1 ¶ Woe to those who devise iniquity, and plan evil upon their beds! at the light of dawn, they do it, because they are able to do it.

2 They want fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them: thus they deprive a man of his home, and his inheritance.

3 Therefore the LORD says this; Behold, I am planning evil against these people, and you will not remove your necks from it; or walk with heads high: because it will be a time of disaster.

4 At that time one will take up a taunt against you, and lament mournfully saying, We are completely ruined: he has reapportioned the land of my people: and has taken it from me! he allots our fields to our captors.

5 Then you will have no one in the congregation of the LORD to assign your land by stretching out a line and drawing a lot.

6 ¶ Stop your preaching, they say to those who prophesy: men should not dwell on such things, we will not be put to shame.

7 O you people of Jacob, should anyone ask, Is the spirit of the LORD impatient? are these the things he does? do not my words promise good to those who do what is right?

8 You are the ones who rise up against my people like an enemy: you yank away the cloak from the garments of those who travel along peacefully not wanting a fight.

9 You throw the women of my people out of their comfortable homes; and permanently take my blessing from their children.

10 Get up, and leave; for this is not your place of rest: because it is defiled it will destroy you, with a grievous destruction.

11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood would lie, saying, I will preach to you about wine and strong drink; he would be the preacher these people want.

12 ¶ I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel; I will bring them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in the middle of their pasture: and there will be so many men it will be noisy.

13 One who opens the way will go before them: they will break out, pass through the gate, and leave by it: and their king will go before them, the LORD will lead them.