Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Micah 2:1-13
Those who oppress the poor (2:1-13)To an Israelite, a person’s land was his most prized possession. It was not only his means of income, but also part of the family heritage handed down from generation to generation. But the greedy money-enders cared nothing for that. Micah pictures them lying awake at night working out schemes to seize the farmer’s land and, if possible, take the farmer and his family as slaves. They have money and power, and therefore they can do as they wish without thought... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 2:10
Micah 2:10. Arise ye, and depart Ye Israelites prepare for your departure out of this land, for it shall be no longer yours; it is not your rest, because it is polluted Though it was given to the posterity of Jacob for a place of rest, under my protection, yet this was on condition of their continued obedience. And because you have polluted it by your sins You shall be cast out of it, or shall be destroyed in it; even with a sore destruction This threatening is to the same effect... read more