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¶ Woe unto those that devise iniquity and fabricate evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they put it into effect because they have power in their hands.

And they coveted fields and stole them, and houses and took them away; so they oppressed the man and his house, even the man and his heritage.

Therefore thus hath the LORD said; Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily; for the time shall be evil.

In that time shall one take up a saying against you and lament with a doleful lamentation and say, We have been utterly destroyed; he has changed the portion of my people; how has he taken our fields! He has given and divided our fields unto others.

Therefore thou shalt have no one to cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

¶ Do not prophesy, they say to those that prophesy: Do not prophesy unto them that they are to understand shame.

O thou that calls thyself the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD shortened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walks uprightly?

He who yesterday was my people is risen up as an enemy; ye pull off the robe with the garment from those that pass by as those who return from war.

Ye have cast the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their children ye have taken away my continual praise.

10 Arise and depart, for this is not your rest because it is polluted; it has become corrupted and with a great corruption.

11 If there is one walking in the spirit of falsehood, he shall lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

12 ¶ 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.

13 The breaker shall go up before them; they shall break through and pass through the gate and go out by it; and their king shall pass before them, the LORD at the head of them.

Human Plans and God’s Plans

Woe to those who plan iniquity,
    to those who plot evil(A) on their beds!(B)
At morning’s light they carry it out
    because it is in their power to do it.
They covet fields(C) and seize them,(D)
    and houses, and take them.
They defraud(E) people of their homes,
    they rob them of their inheritance.(F)

Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster(G) against this people,
    from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(H)
    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;(I)
    my people’s possession is divided up.(J)
He takes it from me!
    He assigns our fields to traitors.’”

Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the Lord
    to divide the land(K) by lot.(L)

False Prophets

“Do not prophesy,” their prophets say.
    “Do not prophesy about these things;
    disgrace(M) will not overtake us.(N)
You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,
    “Does the Lord become[a] impatient?
    Does he do such things?”

“Do not my words do good(O)
    to the one whose ways are upright?(P)
Lately my people have risen up
    like an enemy.
You strip off the rich robe
    from those who pass by without a care,
    like men returning from battle.
You drive the women of my people
    from their pleasant homes.(Q)
You take away my blessing
    from their children forever.
10 Get up, go away!
    For this is not your resting place,(R)
because it is defiled,(S)
    it is ruined, beyond all remedy.
11 If a liar and deceiver(T) comes and says,
    ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’(U)
    that would be just the prophet for this people!(V)

Deliverance Promised

12 “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;
    I will surely bring together the remnant(W) of Israel.
I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
    like a flock in its pasture;
    the place will throng with people.(X)
13 The One who breaks open the way will go up before(Y) them;
    they will break through the gate(Z) and go out.
Their King will pass through before them,
    the Lord at their head.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:7 Or Is the Spirit of the Lord

El castigo para los opresores

Oigan, les va a ir muy mal a ustedes que sólo piensan en hacer el mal;
    los que hacen sus planes malvados mientras descansan en su cama
y los llevan a cabo a primera hora del día
    porque tienen el poder para hacerlo.
Quieren las tierras de otros y se las quitan.
    Quieren las casas de otros y se las quitan.
Oprimen al hombre y se apoderan de su casa;
    engañan a otro y le quitan su tierra.

Por tanto, esto dice el SEÑOR:
«Ahora yo soy el que está planeando un mal contra esta familia,
    del que no podrán librar su cuello.
Ya no podrán caminar con la cabeza en alto
    porque vendrán tiempos de desastre.
En aquel tiempo harán canciones para burlarse de ustedes.
    Cantarán una triste canción que dirá:
“Estamos arruinados;
    nos quitó nuestra tierra.
Me quitó mi tierra
    y se la entregó a gente que no es fiel a Dios.
Por eso, no tendremos a nadie que divida la tierra
    y la reparta entre el pueblo del SEÑOR”».

La gente repite insistentemente:
«No nos cansen con sus profecías;
    no profeticen acerca de esas calamidades.
    Nada malo nos sucederá».
Pueblo de Jacob, ¿se debe decir eso?
    No se ha agotado la paciencia del SEÑOR;
mi promesa es hacerles el bien
    a los que llevan una vida recta.
Pero ustedes se alzan como enemigos
    en contra de mi pueblo.
Ustedes les quitan la ropa
    a quienes pasan desprevenidos por su lado.
Hacen el mal a quienes ni siquiera
    están pensando en la guerra.
Ustedes sacan de sus hogares
    a las mujeres de mi pueblo.
A sus hijos les quitan la gloria
    que yo les di.
10 ¡Levántense y váyanse!
    Aquí no podrán quedarse a descansar.
Debido a su impureza serán destruidos;
    sufrirán una ruina terrible.

11 Esta gente no quiere escucharme.
    Pero si un mentiroso viniera diciendo:
«Les anunciaré de vino y alcohol»,
    él sería su profeta.

El Señor promete liberación

12 Sí, yo los reuniré a todos ustedes, pueblo de Jacob.
    Yo reuniré a los sobrevivientes de Israel:
    los reuniré como ovejas en un redil.
Como un rebaño en medio de la pradera,
    todos llenarán de ruido el lugar.
13 Uno de ellos atravesará la entrada
    y se dirigirá al frente de su pueblo.
Atravesarán las entradas y saldrán de allí.
    Su rey marchará delante de ellos;
    el SEÑOR será su líder.

Woe to Evildoers

Woe to those who devise iniquity,
And [a]work out evil on their beds!
At (A)morning light they practice it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.
They (B)covet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.

Therefore thus says the Lord:

“Behold, against this (C)family I am devising (D)disaster,
From which you cannot remove your necks;
Nor shall you walk haughtily,
For this is an evil time.
In that day one shall take up a proverb against you,
And (E)lament with a bitter lamentation, saying:
‘We are utterly destroyed!
He has changed the [b]heritage of my people;
How He has removed it from me!
To [c]a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ”

Therefore you will have no [d]one to determine boundaries by lot
In the assembly of the Lord.

Lying Prophets

“Do not prattle,” you say to those who [e]prophesy.
So they shall not prophesy [f]to you;
[g]They shall not return insult for insult.
You who are named the house of Jacob:
“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good
To him who walks uprightly?

“Lately My people have risen up as an enemy—
You pull off the robe with the garment
From those who trust you, as they pass by,
Like men returned from war.
The women of My people you cast out
From their pleasant houses;
From their children
You have taken away My glory forever.

10 “Arise and depart,
For this is not your (F)rest;
Because it is (G)defiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.
11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [h]prophesy to you [i]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (H)prattler of this people.

Israel Restored

12 “I(I) will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,
I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
I will put them together (J)like sheep of [j]the fold,
Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
(K)They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
13 The one who breaks open will come up before them;
They will break out,
Pass through the gate,
And go out by it;
(L)Their king will pass before them,
(M)With the Lord at their head.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:1 Plan
  2. Micah 2:4 Lit. portion
  3. Micah 2:4 Lit. one turning back, an apostate
  4. Micah 2:5 Lit. one casting a surveyor’s line
  5. Micah 2:6 Or preach, lit. drip words
  6. Micah 2:6 Lit. to these
  7. Micah 2:6 Vg. He shall not take shame
  8. Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
  9. Micah 2:11 concerning
  10. Micah 2:12 Heb. Bozrah