1 Woe to those who plot wickedness and plan evil even on their beds! When morning comes they do it, as soon as it is within their reach.
2 If they covet fields, they seize them. Do they like houses? They take them. They seize the owner and his household, both the man and his property.
3 This is why Yahweh speaks, "I am plotting evil against this whole brood, from which your necks cannot escape. No more shall you walk with head held high for it will be an evil time."
4 On that day they will sing a taunting song against you and a bitter lamentation will be heard, "We have been stripped of our property in our homeland. Who will free us from the wicked who allots our fields."
5 Truly, no one will be found in the assembly of Yahweh to keep a field for you.
6 What will you say to that? For there is no reply. Disgrace will not pass away; these words will strike the nation of Jacob.
7 They answer, "Is the might of Yahweh weakened? Is this his way of working things out? Has he not good words for his people of Israel?"
8 But it is you who oppress my people and are his enemies. You strip off the garments of those who pass by confidently;
9 you drive the women of my people from the home they love; you rob my blessing from their children forever.
10 Get up! Away with you! There is no resting place for you here! Because of this uncleanness of yours, you will go roped up.
11 If a deceiver were to come and say, "I will preach to you of wine and strong drink," he would be the prophet for this people.
12 I shall assemble you, nation of Jacob, and gather the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture.
13 They have a leader in their midst. See: their king goes before them, Yahweh is heading them!
Versículos relacionados com Micah, 2:
Micah 2 is a chapter that denounces the injustice and oppression of the leaders and rulers of Judah and Israel. The prophet accuses these authorities of accumulating riches and goods at the expense of the people and of oppressing the poor and needy. Below are five verses related to these themes:
Isaiah 10:1-2: "Woe to those who decree unfair laws, those who write oppressive laws to deprive the poor of their rights and steal from the needy of my people, making widows their prey and orphans their easy prey!" This verse is a condemnation of those who create unfair laws that favor the rich and powerful over the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 22:29: "The people of the earth have used oppression, committed theft and oppressed the poor and needy, mistreating the stranger without justice." This verse shows how oppression and injustice were common practices in Ezekiel's time and how it displeased God.
Isaiah 3:14-15: "The Lord goes into judgment, and places himself to judge the elders of his people and their leaders. You have destroyed the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your homes." This verse portrays God's action against those who exploit the people and destroy their economy.
Proverbs 14:31: "He who oppresses the poor insults him who created him, but who has compassion for the poor honor him." This verse highlights the importance of treating people with justice and compassion as a way of honoring God.
Amós 8:4-6: "Listen to this, you who tread the poor and destroy the needy from the land, saying: When will the new moon go so we can sell wheat, and the Saturday so that we can offer wheat for sale? Measure, we will increase the price, and we will use fake scales to deceive. " This verse exposes the greed and exploitation of the rich in relation to the poor and shows how this is abominable before God.
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