Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
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And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.
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In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
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Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
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O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
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Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
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The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
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Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
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If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
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I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
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The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
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Chapter Study & Analysis
Overview
Micah 2 - Oppression and True Prophecy: A woe against those who "devise iniquity" on their beds and seize the fields of the poor. Micah rebukes the false prophets who tell him not to prophesy, and ends with a promise of the "Breaker" gathering the remnant.
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. Social Predation: Rebuking the powerful for using their position to take the inheritance of others.2. The Counterfeit Word: The people preferred prophets who "prophesy of wine and of strong drink" (v. 11) over those who speak God’s truth.
3. The Breaker (v. 13): A Messianic title for the One who breaks open the way and leads His people as their King.
Practical Lessons
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. Integrity in Sleep: Our character is revealed by what we "devise" in our private moments and thoughts.
2. Selecting Messengers: The danger of seeking teachers who only say what our "itching ears" want to hear.
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. Integrity in Sleep: Our character is revealed by what we "devise" in our private moments and thoughts.2. Selecting Messengers: The danger of seeking teachers who only say what our "itching ears" want to hear.