Woe to Oppressors

Woe to those who (A)devise wrongdoing,
Who practice evil on their beds!
[a](B)When morning comes, they do it,
Because it is in the (C)power of their hands.
They (D)covet fields, so they (E)seize them;
And houses, so they take them.
They [b](F)exploit a man and his house,
A person and his inheritance.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:1 Lit In the light of the morning
  2. Micah 2:2 Or oppress

God’s Warning to His People

“Woe to those who are crafting iniquity,
planning evil well into the night![a]
When morning’s light comes,
    they carry out their plans[b] because they have the power to do so.
They covet fields and seize them;
    they covet[c] houses, and grab them, too.
They harass the valiant man, along with his household,
    an individual and his estate.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:1 Lit. evil upon their beds
  2. Micah 2:1 The Heb. lacks their plans
  3. Micah 2:2 The Heb. lacks they covet