They (A)covet fields, so they (B)seize them;
And houses, so they take them.
They [a](C)exploit a man and his house,
A person and his inheritance.

Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“Behold, I am (D)planning against this (E)family a catastrophe
From which you (F)cannot remove your necks;
And you will not walk (G)haughtily,
For it will be an (H)evil time.
On that day they will (I)take up against you a [b]song of mocking
And [c](J)utter a song of mourning and say,
‘We are completely (K)destroyed!
He exchanges the share of my people;
How He removes it from me!
To the apostate He (L)apportions our fields.’

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:2 Or oppress
  2. Micah 2:4 Or proverb
  3. Micah 2:4 Lit lament

They covet fields(A) and seize them,(B)
    and houses, and take them.
They defraud(C) people of their homes,
    they rob them of their inheritance.(D)

Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster(E) against this people,
    from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(F)
    for it will be a time of calamity.
In that day people will ridicule you;
    they will taunt you with this mournful song:
‘We are utterly ruined;(G)
    my people’s possession is divided up.(H)
He takes it from me!
    He assigns our fields to traitors.’”

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