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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 2:1-5

Here is, I. The injustice of man contriving the evil of sin, Mic. 2:1, 2. God was coming forth against this people to destroy them, and here he shows what was the ground of his controversy with them; it is that which is often mentioned as a sin that hastens the ruin of nations and families as much as any, the sin of oppression. Let us see the steps of it. 1. They eagerly desire that which is not their own?that is the root of bitterness, the root of all evil, Mic. 2:2. They covet fields and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 2:5

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot ,.... This confirms what was before delivered in a parabolical way, and as a lamentation; and is spoken either to the false prophet, as Kimchi; who should not be, nor have any posterity to inherit by lot the land of Israel; or to those oppressors that took away houses and fields from others, these should have no part nor lot in the land any more; or rather to the whole, people of Israel, who should no more inherit their land after... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 2:5

None that shall cast a cord - You will no more have your inheritance divided to you by lot, as it was to your fathers; ye shall neither have fields nor possessions of any kind. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 2:5

Verse 5 Here the Prophet concludes his discourse respecting God’s design to cleanse Judea from its perverse and wicked inhabitants, that it might no longer be the inheritance of one people. For the land, we know, had been given to the posterity of Abraham, on the condition, that it was to be held by them as an heritage: and we also know, that a line was determined by lot whenever the year of Jubilee returned, that every one might regain his own possession. The Prophet now testifies that this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 2:1-5

§ 6. The prophet justifies his threat by recounting the sins of which the grandees and guilty. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 2:1-11

Delineations of deep transgression, righteous retribution, and Divine equity. We have in these verses three pictures, drawn by a master hand, and very suggestive of practical teaching. I. A PICTURE OF DEEP TRANSGRESSION . ( Micah 2:1 , Micah 2:2 , Micah 2:8 , Micah 2:9 .) Observe delineated in it: 1 . The abuse of privilege . ( Micah 2:1 .) What a boon is night! "The season of repose; the blessed barrier betwixt day and day," when the hum and bustle, the anxiety... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 2:5

Therefore thou. Because thou, the tyrannical, oppressive grandee ( Micah 2:1 , Micah 2:2 ), hast dealt with thy neighbour's land unjustly, therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord ( the line ) by lot ( for a lot ); i.e. thou shalt have no more inheritance in Israel. The "line" is the measuring line used in dividing land, as Amos 7:17 . The reference is to the original distribution of the land by lot in Joshua's time (see Joshua 14:2 , etc.). In the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 2:5

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall east a cord by lot in the congregation of the Lord - Thou, in the first instance, is the impenitent Jew of that day. God had promised by Hosea to restore Judah; shortly after, the prophet himself foretells it Micah 2:12. Now he forewarns these and such as these, that they would have no portion in it. They had “neither part nor lot in this matter” Acts 8:21. They, the not-Israel then, were the images and ensamples of the not-Israel afterward, those who... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 2:4-6

Micah 2:4-6. In that day shall one take up a parable Shall use a figurative speech, against you A parable signifies a speech out of the ordinary way, as the Greek word παροιμια imports, and illustrated with metaphors or rhetorical figures. So speaking in parables is opposed to speaking plainly, John 16:25; John 16:29. And lament, &c. Your friends for you, and you for yourselves. He hath changed the portion of my people Their wealth, plenty, freedom, joy, and honour, into poverty,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

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

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