Mikha 2:2

2:2 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 

Mikha 7:8

Jerusalem Will Be Vindicated

7:8 My enemies, ⁴  do not gloat ⁵  over me!

Though I have fallen, I will get up.

Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. ⁶ 

[2:2]  ¹ tn Heb “they desire fields and rob [them], and houses and take [them] away.”

[2:2]  ² tn Heb “and they oppress a man and his home.”

[2:2]  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.

[7:8]  ⁴ tn The singular form is understood as collective.

[7:8]  ⁵ tn Or “rejoice” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NCV “don’t laugh at me.”

[7:8]  ⁶ sn Darkness represents judgment; light (also in v. 9) symbolizes deliverance. The Lord is the source of the latter.