“Is it being said, O house of Jacob:
‘Is the Spirit of the Lord (A)impatient?
Are these His doings?’
Do not My words (B)do good
To the one (C)walking uprightly?
[a]Recently My people have arisen as an (D)enemy—
You (E)strip the [b]robe off the garment
From (F)unsuspecting passers-by,
From those returned from war.
“The women of My people you (G)evict,
Each one from her pleasant house.
From her children you take My (H)splendor forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:8 Lit And yesterday
  2. Micah 2:8 Or ornaments