Micah 2:5
“Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.”
Micah 2:5 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the cord of a lot in the assembly of the Lord.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.
- DARBYDarby
- Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the measuring line upon a lot, in the congregation of Jehovah.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the assembly of Yahweh.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Therefore, thou hast no caster of a line by lot In the assembly of Jehovah.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- So you will have no one to cast lots in the assembly of the Lord.
Context: Micah 2
3Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.
4In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
5Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
6Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
7O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
About Micah 2: Woe to Those Who Plot Evil
Micah denounces the rulers and leaders of Israel and Judah who plot evil and oppress the poor.
Commentary
In Micah 2, the prophet Micah speaks out against the wickedness of the people of Israel. He condemns their greed and selfishness, and warns them of the consequences of their actions. He speaks of a coming judgment, and of the destruction that will come upon them if they do not repent.