(KJV) Micah 2¹

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⥃Woe to Oppressors

[1] Woe to² them that devise iniquity, and work³ evil upon their beds! when⁴ the morning is light, they practise it, because⁵ it is in the power of their hand.⁶ [2] And they covet⁷ fields, and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so⁸ they oppress⁹ a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. [3] Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, against this family¹⁰ do¹¹ I devise an evil, from¹² which ye shall not remove your necks¹³; neither shall ye go¹⁴ haughtily: for¹⁵ this time [is] evil.

[4] [¶]In that day shall¹⁶ [one] take up a parable against you, and lament¹⁷ with a doleful lamentation¹⁸, [and] say, We¹⁹ be utterly spoiled: he²⁰ hath changed²¹ the portion of my people: how hath he removed [it] from me! turning away he²² hath divided our fields. [5] Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast²³ a cord by lot in the congregation²⁴ of the Lord.

⥃Reproof of False Prophets ^{[ Ezekiel 13:1–16 ]}

[6] Prophesy ye²⁵ not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy²⁶ to them, [that] they²⁷ shall not take shame.

[7] [¶]O [thou that art] named²⁸ the house of Jacob, is²⁹ the spirit of the Lord straitened³⁰? [are] these his doings? do not³¹ my words do good to him that walketh³² uprightly³³? [8] Even of late³⁴ my people is risen³⁵ up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment³⁶ from them that pass by securely³⁷ as men averse from war. [9] The women³⁸ of my people have ye cast³⁹ out from their pleasant houses; from their children⁴⁰ have ye taken away my glory⁴¹ for ever. [10] Arise ye, and⁴² depart; for⁴³ this [is] not [your] rest: because⁴⁴ it is polluted, it shall⁴⁵ destroy [you], even with a sore destruction. [11] If a man⁴⁶ walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie⁴⁷, [saying], I will⁴⁸ prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall⁴⁹ even be the prophet of this people.

⥃The Remnant of Israel ^{[ Micah 5:7–15 ]}

[12] I will surely assemble⁵⁰, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put⁵¹ them together as the sheep of Bozrah⁵², as the flock in the midst of their fold: they⁵³ shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men. [13] The breaker⁵⁴ is come up before them: they have⁵⁵ broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their⁵⁶ king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.

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