Micah 2:3

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD addresses the nation that has coveted and seized others' fields and homes. He pronounces this judgment immediately after condemning land theft and before the people will recite a proverb of total ruin.

The words — חֹשֵׁב (cho.Shev) means "[am] planning," and מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.Chah) denotes "clan" or "family." The text states Yahweh is actively formulating a disaster specifically against this clan that cannot be escaped.

The thread — The theme of humbled pride appears in Isaiah 2:11, where the proud look of man is brought low. The certainty of inescapable judgment and banishment echoes Jeremiah 8:3, while the warning to keep quiet during evil days aligns with Amos 5:13.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human greed triggers divine planning that overrides human agency. It requires the reader to accept that pride will be forcibly replaced by calamity, leaving no room for self-rescue.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 2:11 The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
Jeremiah 8:3 And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
Amos 5:13 Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
Jeremiah 18:11 Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’
Isaiah 28:14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
Lamentations 2:17 The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.
Lamentations 5:5 We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.
Amos 9:1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
James 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Isaiah 3:16 The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—