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 2:11

2:11 If a lying windbag should come and say, ⁴ 

‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’ ⁵ 

he would be just the right preacher for these people! 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.

[2:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “if a man, coming [as] wind and falsehood, should lie”; NASB “walking after wind and falsehood”; NIV “a liar and a deceiver.”

[2:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “I will foam at the mouth concerning wine and beer.”

[2:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “he would be the foamer at the mouth for this people.”