Micah 2:2

"Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand."

Key Reflection

Micah 2:2 conveys a profound critique of those who plot and carry out injustice secretly. The phrase "devise iniquity" suggests that these individuals engage in wicked plans even while resting, indicating their continuous nature of evil thoughts. By the light of morning, when they have the opportunity to act, they proceed with their schemes because they believe they can get away with it due to their power and influence ("it is in the power of their hand"). This verse highlights the contrast between the darkness of their intentions and the daylight of their actions, drawing attention to the hypocritical nature of their behavior within a society where such injustices were often hidden.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And they covet fields and take them by violence -(rend them away) and houses, and take them away Still, first they sin in heart, then in act. And yet, with them, to covet and to rob, to desire and to take, are the same. They were prompt, instantaneous, without a scruple, in violence. So soon as they coveted, they took. Desired, acquired! Coveted, robbed! “They saw, they coveted, they took,” had been their past history. They did violence, not to one only, but, touched with no mercy, to whole families, their little ones also; they oppressed a man and his house.

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