Discovery BoxMicah 2:2-3 
Context2:2 They confiscate the fields they desire,
and seize the houses they want. 1
They defraud people of their homes, 2
and deprive people of the land they have inherited. 3
2:3 Therefore the Lord says this: “Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! 4
It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. 5
You will no longer 6 walk proudly,
for it will be a time of catastrophe.
1 tn Heb “they desire fields and rob [them], and houses and take [them] away.”
2 tn Heb “and they oppress a man and his home.”
3 tn Heb “and a man and his inheritance.” The verb עָשַׁק (’ashaq, “to oppress”; “to wrong”) does double duty in the parallel structure and is understood by ellipsis in the second line.
4 tn Heb “clan” or “extended family.”
5 tn Heb “from which you will not remove your neck.” The words “It will be like a yoke” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
6 tn Or “you will not.”
