Micah 2

1They devised wickedness and were scheming evil on their beds, and at daybreak they put their plan into action, for they did not lift up their hands to God.

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2They coveted fields and plundered orphans; they oppressed families and plundered a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.

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3Therefore thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I am devising evils against this tribe from which you shall not lift up your neck, nor will you suddenly walk upright, for this is a time of evil.

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4In that day a parable shall be taken up against you, and a dirge will be wailed, saying, 'In misery we have suffered hardship. The portion of my people has been measured out with a measuring line, and there was no one who was able to stop Him. Our fields have been divided among them.'

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5Therefore there will be no one to put out a measuring line for a lot for you in the assembly of the Lord.

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6'Do not shed tears, nor even weep over these things; for He will not dismiss the reproaches

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7who says, 'The house of Jacob has provoked the Spirit of the Lord; are these not His practices? Are not His words good with Him, and have they not proceeded as predicted?

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8And previously, for enmity my people resisted against His peace. They flayed his skin to remove hope in the ravages of war.

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9Therefore those leading my people will be cast out of their luxurious homes; they have been driven out because of their wicked practices. Draw near to the everlasting mountains.' '

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10Arise and depart, for this is not a final resting place for you on account of uncleanness; you have been utterly destroyed by corruption.

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11You were pursued by no one pursuing! You pursued a spirit built on a falsehood; it drips on you, into the wine and the intoxicating drink, and by reason of the drop of this people, it shall happen.

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12'Jacob will be completely gathered together with all of them. I shall wait, expecting the remnant of Israel. By him, I will cause their return as sheep in trouble, as a flock in the midst of their fold. From the breach made before them, they will rush out from among their captors.

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13They will break through the gate of captivity, and their king comes out before their presence. And the Lord shall lead them.'

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