Micah 2:3

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Micah 2:3

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Summary

Therefore 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.

This family

Jeremiah 8:3

Amos 3:1

Do

James 2:13

From

Amos 2:14

Amos 9:1

Zephaniah 1:17

Necks

Go

For

Amos 5:13

Ephesians 5:16

General references

Leviticus 25:14

Bible References

This family

And death will be chosen rather than life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family, that remains in all the places to which I have driven them,” declares the Lord of hosts.

Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire

family which He brought up from the land of Egypt:

Do

Woe to those who scheme iniquity,
Who work out evil on their beds!

When morning comes, they do it,

For it is in the power of their hands.

So now then, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am fashioning calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh turn back, each of you from his evil way, and reform your ways and your deeds.”’

“Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming release each man to his brother and each man to his neighbor. Behold, I am proclaiming a release to you,’ declares the Lord, ‘to the sword, to the pestilence and to the famine; and I will make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

The Lord has done what He purposed;
He has accomplished His word
Which He commanded from days of old.
He has thrown down without sparing,
And He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you;
He has exalted the might of your adversaries.

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

From

“

Flight will perish from the swift,

And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,
Nor the mighty man save his life.

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said,
“Smite the capitals so that the thresholds will shake,
And break them on the heads of them all!
Then I will slay the rest of them with the sword;
They will not have a fugitive who will flee,
Or a refugee who will escape.

I will bring distress on men
So that they will walk like the blind,
Because they have sinned against the Lord;
And their blood will be poured out like dust
And their flesh like dung.

Necks

I spoke words like all these to Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live!

“The yoke of my transgressions is bound;
By His hand they are knit together.
They have come upon my neck;
He has made my strength fail.
The Lord has given me into the hands
Of those against whom I am not able to stand.

Our pursuers are at our necks;

We are worn out, there is no rest for us.

who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;

Go

The

proud look of man will be abased

And the loftiness of man will be humbled,
And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud
And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes,
And go along with mincing steps
And tinkle the bangles on their feet,

Who say, “Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it;

And let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near
And come to pass, that we may know it!”

Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, O scoffers,
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,

Listen and give heed, do not be haughty,
For the Lord has spoken.

When Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe’s knife and threw it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You are not to enter Egypt to reside there’;

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”

But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so

proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.

For

Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time.

making the most of your time, because the days are evil.

General references

If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.