Micah 2:5

2:5 Therefore no one will assign you land in the Lord’s community. 1 

Micah 4:5

4:5 Though all the nations follow their respective gods, 2 

we will follow 3  the Lord our God forever.

1 tn Heb “therefore you will not have one who strings out a measuring line by lot in the assembly of the Lord.”

sn No one will assign you land in the Lord’s community. When judgment passes and the people are restored to the land, those greedy ones who disregarded the ancient land allotments will not be allowed to participate in the future redistribution of the land.

2 tn Heb “walk each in the name of his god.” The term “name” here has the idea of “authority.” To “walk in the name” of a god is to recognize the god’s authority as binding over one’s life.

3 tn Heb “walk in the name of.”