Micah 2:8 Meaning
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
Context Explained
6Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
7O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
8Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
9The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
10Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 3:16-26
Both passages address the suffering of women and the consequences of societal injustice.
Matthew 25:40
Jesus emphasizes caring for the marginalized, contrasting with the actions described in Micah.
Source: Micah 2:8