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You strip off the rich robe from those who pass by without a care, like men returning from battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yet to this very hour my people rise against me like an enemy! You steal the shirts right off the backs of those who trusted you, making them as ragged as men returning from battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But lately my people have risen up as an enemy; you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustingly with no thought of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Lately My people have risen up as an enemy— You pull off the robe with the garment From those who trust <i>you,</i> as they pass by, Like men returned from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Recently My people have arisen as an enemy— You strip the robe off the garment From unsuspecting passers-by, <i>From</i> those returned from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Recently My people have arisen as an enemy— You strip the robe off the garment From unsuspecting passers-by, From those returned from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“ Recently My people have arisen as an enemy— You strip the robe off the garment, From unsuspecting passers-by, <i>From</i> those returned from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And recently My people have arisen as an enemy— You strip the robe off the garment From unsuspecting passers-by, <i>From</i> those returned from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But lately My people have stood up as an enemy [and have made Me their antagonist]. You strip the ornaments off the garment Of those unsuspecting passers-by, Like those returned from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But recently my people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from those who are passing through confidently, like those returning from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But recently My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from those who are passing through confidently, like those returning from war. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My people, you have turned against one another! You have even stolen clothes right off the backs of innocent neighbors who pass by in peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Recently, my people have turned into enemies. You take coats from those who pass by without a care as they return from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD replies, "You attack my people like enemies. Men return from battle, thinking they are safe at home, but there you are, waiting to steal the coats off their backs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Lately my people have acted like an enemy— you strip travelers who thought they were as secure as those who return from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />but you rise up as an enemy against my people. You steal a robe from a friend, from those who pass by peacefully as if returning from a war. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But lately my people have risen up as an enemy. You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Even of late my people hath risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse to war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But lately my people have risen up as an enemy. You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And recently My people raise up as an enemy, "" You strip off the honorable ornament from the outer garment, "" From the confident passers by, "" You who are turning back from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And yesterday My people for an enemy doth raise himself up, From the outer garment the honourable ornament ye strip off, From the confident passers by, Ye who are turning back from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Aforetime my people for the enemy: he will raise them up from before the garment; ye will put off the wide cloak from those passing by with confidence, turning back the war.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But my people, on the contrary, are risen up as an enemy: you have taken away the cloak off from the coat: and them that passed harmless you have turned to war. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But, to the contrary, my people have risen up in opposition. You have lifted the cover from the undergarment, and those who passed by harmlessly, you have converted into war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But you rise up against my people as an enemy: you have stripped off the garment from the peaceful, From those who go their way in confidence, as though it were spoils of war. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But you rise up against my people as an enemy; you strip the robe from the peaceful, from those who pass by trustingly with no thought of war.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My people stood up like a thief against his own peace; you strip the skin from the poor that they may lose their hope; you invite war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And yesterday my people was standing like a thief against his peace; his negligence you shall declare foolish, for you shall remove his hope and you shall bring war<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But of late My people is risen up as an enemy; With the garment ye strip also the mantle From them that pass by securely, so that they are as men returning from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Even beforetime my people withstood <i>him</i> as an enemy against his peace; they have stripped off his skin to remove hope <i>in</i> the conflict of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/2-8.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=285" 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">7</span>Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly? <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/865.htm" title="865: wə·’eṯ·mūl (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Heretofore, definitely yesterday. Or tithmowl; or methmuwl; probably from 'eth or 'eth and muwl; heretofore; definitely yesterday.">But of late</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yə·qō·w·mêm (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">have risen up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4136.htm" title="4136: mim·mūl (Prep-m) -- Or mowl; or mowtl; or mul; from muwl; properly, abrupt, i.e. A precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially opposite."></a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: lə·’ō·w·yêḇ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">like an enemy:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6584.htm" title="6584: tap̄·ši·ṭūn (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To strip off, make a dash, raid. A primitive root; to spread out; by analogy, to strip.">You strip off</a> <a href="/hebrew/145.htm" title="145: ’e·ḏer (N-ms) -- Glory, magnificence, a mantle, cloak. From 'adar; amplitude, i.e. a mantle; also splendor.">the splendid</a> <a href="/hebrew/8008.htm" title="8008: śal·māh (N-fs) -- A wrapper, mantle. Transp. For simlah; a dress.">robe</a> <a href="/hebrew/983.htm" title="983: be·ṭaḥ (N-ms) -- Security. From batach; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact and the feeling; often safely.">from unsuspecting</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: mê·‘ō·ḇə·rîm (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">passersby</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šū·ḇê (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">like men returning</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·māh (N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">from battle.</a> </span><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.…<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/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14-15</a></span><br />The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. / Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6-7</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. / They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Ezekiel 22:29</a></span><br />The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11-12</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. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12</a></span><br />He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13-14</a></span><br />rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart. / So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a></span><br />Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-46.htm">Luke 20:46-47</a></span><br />“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets. / They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a></span><br />And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-40.htm">Mark 12:40</a></span><br />They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: you pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.</p><p class="hdg">of late.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">2 Chronicles 28:5-8</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought <i>them</i> to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-21.htm">Isaiah 9:21</a></b></br> Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: <i>and</i> they together <i>shall be</i> against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand <i>is</i> stretched out still.</p><p class="hdg">with the garment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/20-19.htm">2 Samuel 20:19</a></b></br> I <i>am one of them that are</i> peaceable <i>and</i> faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/28-8.htm">2 Chronicles 28:8</a></b></br> And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Psalm 55:20</a></b></br> He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Arisen</a> <a href="/romans/7-15.htm">Averse</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Care</a> <a href="/amos/2-16.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/jonah/1-16.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-21.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/acts/18-2.htm">Lately</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Ornament</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-15.htm">Passers-By</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-15.htm">Recently</a> <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Returning</a> <a href="/jonah/3-2.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/hosea/2-3.htm">Strip</a> <a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-29.htm">Trustingly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Unsuspecting</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">War</a> <a href="/psalms/90-4.htm">Yesterday</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/2-14.htm">Arisen</a> <a href="/romans/7-15.htm">Averse</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Care</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/john/13-10.htm">Lately</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-10.htm">Ornament</a> <a href="/matthew/5-40.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Passers-By</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-9.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/matthew/7-4.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/acts/18-2.htm">Recently</a> <a href="/matthew/21-18.htm">Returning</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Strip</a> <a href="/haggai/1-5.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-29.htm">Trustingly</a> <a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Unsuspecting</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">War</a> <a href="/luke/24-21.htm">Yesterday</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'; 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Historically, Israel was chosen to be a light to the nations, but their actions have made them adversaries to God's purposes. This reflects a pattern seen throughout the Old Testament where Israel turns away from God, as in <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-19</a>. The imagery of rising up "like an enemy" underscores the severity of their rebellion, akin to the betrayal seen in <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2-4</a>.<p><b>You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby:</b><br>The act of stripping a robe symbolizes not only theft but also humiliation and violation of personal dignity. In ancient Near Eastern culture, clothing was a significant indicator of social status and identity. The "splendid robe" suggests that the victims were people of some standing or wealth. This behavior is reminiscent of the injustices condemned by other prophets, such as <a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6-8</a>, where the exploitation of the vulnerable is a recurring theme. The stripping of garments can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual nakedness and shame, as in <a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17-18</a>.<p><b>like men returning from battle.</b><br>This simile suggests a ruthless and aggressive action, as soldiers would strip the defeated of their possessions after a battle. It implies a sense of entitlement and conquest, even though the victims are not enemies but fellow Israelites. This behavior contrasts sharply with the expected conduct of God's people, who are called to love their neighbors (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>). The imagery of battle here may also foreshadow the coming judgment and destruction that will befall Israel due to their sins, as prophesied in <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a> and fulfilled in the Babylonian exile.<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 delivered messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Israel. His prophecies addressed social injustices and called for repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_israel.htm">Judah and Israel</a></b><br>The divided kingdoms of God's chosen people. Micah's messages were directed towards both, highlighting their moral and spiritual failings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressors.htm">The Oppressors</a></b><br>The people within Israel and Judah who were exploiting and oppressing their fellow citizens, acting contrary to God's laws and commands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_victims.htm">The Victims</a></b><br>The unsuspecting passersby and those returning from battle, symbolizing the innocent and vulnerable who were being unjustly treated.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and deliverer, who through Micah, condemns the actions of His people and calls them to account for their behavior.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_injustice.htm">The Consequences of Injustice</a></b><br>God sees and judges the actions of those who oppress others. We must be mindful of how we treat others, ensuring that we act justly and with compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Like the people of Micah's time, we are called to examine our lives and repent of any actions that harm others or go against God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>As believers, we are part of a community and have a responsibility to care for one another, especially the vulnerable and marginalized.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_the_oppressed.htm">God's Heart for the Oppressed</a></b><br>God consistently shows His concern for the oppressed throughout Scripture. We are called to reflect His heart by advocating for justice and mercy in our own contexts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_god's_people.htm">Living as God's People</a></b><br>Our identity as God's people should be evident in our actions. We are called to live in a way that honors God and reflects His love and justice to the world.<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/why_do_2_sam_23_8_and_1_chr_11_11_differ.htm">(2 Samuel 23:8 vs 1 Chronicles 11:11) Why do the records conflict on the number of enemies killed (eight hundred vs three hundred)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_curses,_not_forgiveness.htm">Nehemiah 4:4-5: Why would a just and merciful God sanction curses against enemies, conflicting with later teachings of forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_zechariah_9_8_seem_unfulfilled.htm">How does Zechariah 9:8 say no oppressor shall pass through Jerusalem again, yet Jerusalem has been conquered repeatedly thereafter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_submit_to_authorities.htm">How does the Bible warn against deception?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Ye pull off the robe.</span>--Micah dwells upon the continued rapacity of the people. They robbed the quiet inoffensive traveller of both outer and inner garment; they took away both "cloke" and "coat." (Comp. <a href="/matthew/5-40.htm" title="And if any man will sue you at the law, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.">Matthew 5:40</a>; <a href="/luke/6-29.htm" title="And to him that smites you on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that takes away your cloak forbid not to take your coat also.">Luke 6:29</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Even of late;</span> <span class="accented">but of late</span>; literally, <span class="accented">yesterday</span>, implying an action recent and repeated. Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἔμπροσθεν</span>, "before;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">e</span> <span class="accented">contrario.</span> The prophet exemplifies the iniquity which has led God to punish. They are not old offences which the Lord is visiting, but sins of recent and daily occurrence. <span class="cmt_word">My people is risen up as an enemy.</span> A reading, varying by a letter or two, is rendered, "But against my people one setteth himself." But them is no valid reason for altering the received text; especially as, according to Ewald, the present reading may be taken in a causative sense "They set up my people as an enemy," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the grandees treat the Lord's people as enemies, robbing and plundering them. This translation obviates the difficulty of referring the words, "my people," in this verse to the oppressor, and in ver. 7 to the oppressed. According to the usual view, and retaining the authorized rendering, the meaning is that the princes exhibit themselves as enemies of the Lord by their acts of violence and oppression, which the prophet proceeds to particularize. Septuagint, <span class="greek">Ὀ λαός μου εἰς ἔχθραν ἀντέστη</span>, "My people withstood as an enemy." <span class="cmt_word">Ye pull off the robe with the garment;</span> <span class="accented">ye violently strip off the robe away from the garment.</span> The "robe" (<span class="accented">eder</span>) is the wide cloak, the mantle sufficient to wrap the whole person, and which was often of very costly material. The "garment" (<span class="accented">salmah</span>) is the principal inner garment, or tunic. There may be an allusion to the enactment which forbade a creditor retaining the pledged garment during the night (<a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26</a>, etc.). Septuagint, <span class="greek">Κατέναντι τῆς εἰρήνης αὐτοῦ τὴν δορὰν αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="greek">ἐξέδειραν</span>, "Against his peace they stripped off his skin." <span class="cmt_word">From them that pass by securely as men averse from war.</span> This is probably the correct translation. The grandees rob those who are peaceably disposed, perhaps strip their debtors of their cloaks as they pass quietly along the road. The versions vary considerably from the received Hebrew text. The LXX. (with which the Syriac partially agrees) has, <span class="greek">Τοῦ</span> <span class="greek">ἀφελέσθαι ἐλπίδας συντριμμὸν πολέμου</span>, "To remove hope in the destruction of war;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">Eos qui transibant simpliciter convertistis in bellum.</span> From this rendering Trochon derives the paraphrase - Ye treat them as if they were prisoners of war. Hitzig considers that the reference is to fugitives from the northern kingdom who passed through Judaea in their endeavour to escape the evils of the war, leaving wives and children in the hands of the Judaeans. But these treated the refugees harshly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/2-8.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">But of late</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶתְמ֗וּל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ·mūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_865.htm">Strong's 865: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heretofore, definitely yesterday</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have risen up</span><br /><span class="heb">יְקוֹמֵ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qō·w·mêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">like an enemy:</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאוֹיֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·w·yêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You strip off</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּפְשִׁט֑וּן</span> <span class="translit">(tap̄·ši·ṭūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6584.htm">Strong's 6584: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip off, make a dash, raid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the splendid</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖דֶר</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_145.htm">Strong's 145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Glory, magnificence, a mantle, cloak</span><br /><br /><span class="word">robe</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂלְמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(śal·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8008.htm">Strong's 8008: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wrapper, mantle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from unsuspecting</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּ֔טַח</span> <span class="translit">(be·ṭaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_983.htm">Strong's 983: </a> </span><span class="str2">A place of refuge, safety, safely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">passers-by</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֹבְרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ō·ḇə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like men returning</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוּבֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šū·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from battle.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְחָמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/2-8.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 2:8 But lately my people have risen up (Mc Mic. 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