Micah 2:4

In that day men will sing a song about you, 1 and lament with a wailing lamentation. 1 They will sing, 'We Israelites are completely ruined; 1 Yahweh changes the territory of my people. 1 How can he remove it from me? 1 He portions out our fields to traitors!'” 1

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In The King James Version

In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.

In Context

3Therefore Yahweh says this, 1 “Look, I am about to bring disaster against this clan, 1 from which you will not remove your necks. 1 You will not walk arrogantly, 1 for it will be an evil time. 1

5Therefore, you rich people will have no descendants to divide up the territory by lot 1 in the assembly of Yahweh. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 23:18Balaam began his prophecy. He said, 1 “Rise up, Balak, and hear. 2 Listen to me, you son of Zippor. 1

Numbers 24:15Balaam began this prophecy. He said, 1 “Balaam son of Beor speaks, 2 The man whose eyes are wide open. 1

2 Samuel 1:17Then David sung this funeral song about Saul and Jonathan his son.

2 Chronicles 35:25Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; all the male and female singers lament about Josiah to this day. These songs became customary in Israel; behold, they are written in the songs of lament.

Job 27:1Job resumed speaking and he said, 1

Isaiah 14:4you will sing this taunt song against the king of Babylon, 1 “How the oppressor has come to an end, the proud fury ended! + 14:4 Instead of the proud fury ended , some versions have the golden city ended , the turmoil ended , the hostility ended , or the arrogance ended . 1

Matthew Henry on Micah 2:2-6

The Sins of the People. ( b. c. 740.) 1 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is… Read the whole commentary →

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