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For this is not your resting place, because it is defiled, it is ruined, beyond all remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Up! Begone! This is no longer your land and home, for you have filled it with sin and ruined it completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise and go, for this is no place to rest, because of uncleanness that destroys with a grievous destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Arise ye, and depart; for this <i>is</i> not <i>your</i> rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy <i>you</i>, even with a sore destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Arise and depart, For this <i>is</i> not <i>your</i> rest; Because it is defiled, it shall destroy, Yes, with utter destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Arise and go, For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that brings on destruction, A painful destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Arise and go, For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that brings on destruction, A painful destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Arise and go, For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that brings on destruction, A painful destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Arise and go, For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that wreaks destruction, A painful destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Arise and depart [because the captivity is inevitable], For this [land] is not the place of rest Because of the defilement that brings destruction, A painful <i>and</i> terrible destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get up and leave, for this is not your place of rest because defilement brings destruction — a grievous destruction!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get up and leave, for this is not your place of rest, because defilement brings destruction— a grievous destruction! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Get out of here, you crooks! You'll find no rest here. You're not fit to belong to the LORD's people, and you will be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Get up, and go away! This is not a place to rest! It will be destroyed, completely destroyed, because it offends me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Get up and go; there is no safety here any more. Your sins have doomed this place to destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Get up and go, because there's no rest for you here! Since everything is polluted, it can only cause destruction, even heavy destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction?a grievous destruction!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But you are the ones who will be forced to leave! For this land is not secure! Sin will thoroughly destroy it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, and depart. For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a grievous destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise and go, for this [is] not the rest, "" Because of uncleanness it corrupts, "" And corruption is powerful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Rise and go, for this is not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Arise ye, and go, for this is not the rest: because it was defiled it will destroy, and with a sore destruction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Arise ye, and depart, for there is no rest here for you. For that uncleanness of the land, it shall be corrupted with a grievous corruption. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Rise and depart, for there is no relief for you here. Because of its uncleanness, it will be corrupted with a most wicked decay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Get up! Leave, this is no place to rest”; Because of uncleanness that destroys with terrible destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise and go; for this is no place to rest, because of uncleanness that destroys with a grievous destruction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Arise and go away; for this is no place for your rest, because the pollution will bring destruction, and the destruction will be grievous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Arise, go, because this was not the rest, for defilement shall labor to give birth to destruction, and her destruction will be severe<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; Because of the uncleanness thereof, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Arise thou, and depart; for this is not thy rest because of uncleanness: ye have been utterly destroyed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/2-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=306" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/2.htm">The False Prophets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qū·mū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Arise</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ū·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and depart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4496.htm" title="4496: ham·mə·nū·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Resting place, rest. Or mnuchah; feminine of Manowach; repose or peacefully; figuratively, consolation; hence an abode.">your place of rest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5668.htm" title="5668: ba·‘ă·ḇūr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or rabur; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: ṭā·mə·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">its defilement</a> <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: tə·ḥab·bêl (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to wind tightly, i.e. To bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain.">brings destruction—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4834.htm" title="4834: nim·rāṣ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be sick. A primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. to be pungent or vehement; to irritate.">a grievous</a> <a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: wə·ḥe·ḇel (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">destruction!</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6</a></span><br />Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a></span><br />Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a></span><br />Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-8.htm">Jeremiah 50:8</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Zechariah 2:6-7</a></span><br />“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. / “Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Isaiah 10:3</a></span><br />What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16-18</a></span><br />then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Ezekiel 11:23</a></span><br />And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-13.htm">Hebrews 13:13</a></span><br />Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Isaiah 1:28</a></span><br />But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Jeremiah 10:18</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at this time I will sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring distress upon them so that they may be captured.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Luke 21:21</a></span><br />Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Arise you, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.</p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Deuteronomy 4:26</a></b></br> I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong <i>your</i> days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Deuteronomy 30:18</a></b></br> I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, <i>and that</i> ye shall not prolong <i>your</i> days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15,16</a></b></br> Therefore it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you… </p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-9.htm">Deuteronomy 12:9</a></b></br> For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a></b></br> Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-9</a></b></br> Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left <i>us</i> of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it… </p><p class="hdg">because.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-28</a></b></br> Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Leviticus 20:22-26</a></b></br> Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Psalm 106:38</a></b></br> And shed innocent blood, <i>even</i> the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.</p><p class="hdg">it shall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19</a></b></br> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast <i>us</i> out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Jeremiah 10:18</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find <i>it so</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-12.htm">Ezekiel 36:12-14</a></b></br> Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, <i>even</i> my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them <i>of men</i>… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jonah/4-8.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/jonah/2-6.htm">Corruption</a> <a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Defilement</a> <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/daniel/8-24.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/micah/1-15.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/daniel/3-20.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Painful</a> <a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/joel/2-5.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/hosea/9-6.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Uncleanness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/acts/2-27.htm">Corruption</a> <a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/john/18-28.htm">Defilement</a> <a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-20.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/acts/26-14.htm">Painful</a> <a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/micah/5-3.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-2.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Uncleanness</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Against oppression.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/2-4.htm">A lamentation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/2-7.htm">A reproof of injustice and idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/2-12.htm">A promise to restore Jacob.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Arise and depart</b><br>This command to "arise and depart" is a call to action, urging the people to leave their current state or location. In the context of Micah, this is a prophetic warning to the Israelites about the impending judgment and exile due to their sins. The phrase echoes the Exodus narrative, where the Israelites were called to leave Egypt, symbolizing a departure from bondage and sin. It also foreshadows the New Testament call to Christians to separate from worldly influences and live a life set apart for God.<p><b>for this is not your place of rest</b><br>The "place of rest" refers to the Promised Land, which was intended to be a place of peace and prosperity for the Israelites. However, due to their disobedience and idolatry, the land has become defiled and can no longer serve as a place of rest. This reflects the broader biblical theme that true rest is found in obedience to God and His commandments. In the New Testament, Jesus offers rest to those who come to Him, indicating that ultimate rest is found in a relationship with Christ (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<p><b>because its defilement brings destruction</b><br>The defilement mentioned here is the result of the people's sin, including idolatry, injustice, and corruption. In the Old Testament, defilement often led to God's judgment, as seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the Babylonian exile. The land itself is portrayed as being polluted by the people's actions, which necessitates divine intervention. This serves as a warning that sin has serious consequences, both spiritually and physically.<p><b>a grievous destruction!</b><br>The phrase "a grievous destruction" emphasizes the severity of the impending judgment. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrians and later the Babylonians conquered Israel and Judah, leading to exile and suffering. The destruction is not only physical but also spiritual, as the people are separated from their covenant relationship with God. This foreshadows the ultimate judgment that will come upon the world, as described in Revelation, and underscores the need for repentance and faith in God's salvation plan through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and his messages were directed towards both Israel and Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel_and_judah.htm">Israel and Judah</a></b><br>The divided kingdoms of God's chosen people. Israel (the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom) were often rebuked by prophets for their idolatry and social injustices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_invasion.htm">Assyrian Invasion</a></b><br>The historical backdrop of Micah's prophecy includes the threat of Assyrian invasion, which was a tool of God's judgment against the nations for their sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin defiles and destroys the peace and rest that God intends for His people. Just as Israel and Judah faced destruction due to their sins, we must be vigilant against sin in our lives to maintain spiritual rest.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_action.htm">The Call to Action</a></b><br>"Get up and go" is a call to repentance and action. We are reminded that complacency in sin leads to destruction, and we must actively pursue righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_vs._eternal_rest.htm">Temporary vs. Eternal Rest</a></b><br>Earthly places and possessions are temporary and can be defiled by sin. True rest is found in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, which is eternal and unshakeable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a></b><br>The defilement mentioned in <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10</a> highlights the importance of holiness. As believers, we are called to live set apart, avoiding the corruption of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_judgment_and_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>While God judges sin, He also provides a way for restoration. This dual aspect of God's character should encourage us to seek His mercy and grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_nahum_2_10_align_with_isaiah.htm">How does the portrayal of Nineveh's destruction in Nahum 2:10 align with earlier prophetic warnings against Assyria in books like Isaiah or Jonah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_jehu's_purge_evidence.htm">Where is the archaeological evidence for Jehu's widespread purge and the destruction of the Baal temple in 2 Kings 10:27?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_10_20-23_fit_with_israel's_doom.htm">Isaiah 10:20-23: How do we reconcile this promise of a remnant's survival with other Old Testament passages predicting total destruction of Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_history_confirm_'every_knee'_bows.htm">How can the historical record confirm or deny the claim of every knee bowing to Jesus (Philippians 2:10)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">This is not your rest.</span>--The Lord, requiting them for their cruelty to the poor and defenceless, declares that their own time of trouble was imminent. They should be thrust forth from the land which they polluted. It was no place of rest for them. "There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Arise ye, and depart.</span> The prophet pronounces the oppressors' punishment - they shall be banished from their land, even as they have torn others from their home. <span class="cmt_word">This is not your rest.</span> Canaan had been given as a resting place to Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-9.htm">Deuteronomy 12:9, 10</a>; <a href="/joshua/1-13.htm">Joshua 1:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a>), but it should be so no longer. <span class="cmt_word">Because it is polluted.</span> The land is regarded as polluted by the sins of its inhabitants. The idea is often found; <span class="accented">e.g.</span> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Leviticus 18:25, 28</a>; <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Numbers 35:33</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-7.htm">Jeremiah 2:7</a>. <span class="cmt_word">It shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.</span> The land is said to destroy when it ejects its inhabitants, as though the inanimate creation rose in judgment against the sinners. The Revised Version, with Keil and others, translates, <span class="accented">Because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction</span>; Septuagint, <span class="greek">Διεφθάρητε φθορᾷ</span>, "Ye were utterly destroyed;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">Propter immunditiam ejus corrumpetur putredine pessima</span>. The Authorized Version is correct. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/2-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Arise</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֣וּמוּ</span> <span class="translit">(qū·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and depart,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְכ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your place of rest,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּנוּחָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·nū·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4496.htm">Strong's 4496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Repose, peacefully, consolation, an abode</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲב֥וּר</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḇūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5668.htm">Strong's 5668: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its defilement</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמְאָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·mə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brings destruction—</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּחַבֵּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḥab·bêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2254.htm">Strong's 2254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a grievous</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְרָֽץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nim·rāṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4834.htm">Strong's 4834: </a> </span><span class="str2">To press, to be pungent, vehement, to irritate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destruction!</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֶ֥בֶל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥe·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/2-10.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 2:10 Arise and depart! 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