Míjiāshū 2:1-5

1 Huò zāi , nàxiē zaì chuáng shang tú móu zuìniè , zào zuò jiān è de . tiān yī fā liàng , yīn shǒu yǒu nénglì jiù xíng chūlai le .

2 Tāmen tāntú tiándì jiù zhān jū . tāntú fángwū biàn duó qǔ . tāmen qīyē rén , bàzhàn fángwū hé chǎnyè .

3 Suǒyǐ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , wǒ chóu huá zāihuò jiàng yǔ zhè zú , zhè huò zaì nǐmen de jǐngxiàng shang bùnéng jiĕ tuō , nǐmen yĕ bùnéng áng shǒu ér xíng . yīnwei zhè shí shì shì è de .

4 Dào nà rì , bì yǒu rén xiàng nǐmen tí qǐ bēicǎn de āi gē , jī cī shuō , wǒmen quán rán baì luō le . Yēhéhuá jiāng wǒmen de fēn zhuǎn guī biérén . hé jìng shǐ zhè fēnlí kāi wǒmen . tā jiāng wǒmen de tiándì fēn gĕi beìnì de rén .

5 Suǒyǐ , zaì Yēhéhuá de huì zhōng , nǐ bì méiyǒu rén niānjiū lá zhún shéng .

Míjiāshū 2:1-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 2

In this chapter complaint is made of the sins of the people of Israel, and they are threatened with punishment for them. The sins they are charged with are covetousness, oppression, and injustice, which were premeditated, and done deliberately, Mic 2:1,2; therefore the Lord devised evil against them, they should not escape; and which would bring down their pride, and cause them to take up a lamentation, because they should not enjoy the portion of land that belonged to them, Mic 2:3-5; they are further charged with opposing the prophets of the Lord, the folly and wickedness of which is exposed, Mic 2:6,7; and with great inhumanity and barbarity, even to women and children, Mic 2:8,9; and therefore are ordered to expect and prepare for a removal out of their land, Mic 2:10; and the rather, since they gave encouragement and heed to false prophets, and delighted in them, Mic 2:11; and the chapter is concluded with words of comfort to the remnant among them, and with precious promises of the Messiah, and the blessings of grace by him, Mic 2:12,13.