Micah 2:1-5
Chapter 2
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First Denunciation
Woe to those who scheme wickedness and plot evil even in their beds! When morning arrives, they do it as soon as they can.2
If they desire fields, they take them. Do they want houses? They seize them. They capture the owner and his household, along with both the man and his property.
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This is why the Lord says: “I am plotting evil against this whole brood, from which your necks cannot escape. No longer will you walk with your head held high, for it will be an evil time.”
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On that day, they will sing a mocking song against you; and a bitter lament will be heard: “We have been robbed of our property in our homeland. Who will save us from the wicked who seize our fields?”
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Truly, no one will be found in the assembly of the Lord to defend your land.
Commentaries
First Denunciation.
It is directed at the wealthy and influential landowners, whose greed causes them to seize the inheritance of peasants and oppress them by destroying their families (2:4). The “woe” (1) signifies a divine warning that Jesus himself will repeat (Lk 6:24-26).