The Meaning of Micah 2:5 Explained

Micah 2:5

KJV: Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

YLT: Therefore, thou hast no caster of a line by lot In the assembly of Jehovah.

Darby: Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the measuring line upon a lot, in the congregation of Jehovah.

ASV: Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Micah 2:5?

MEANING: What does Micah 2:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Micah 2:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Micah 2:5?

What is the context of Micah 2:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

What does Micah 2:5 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Evidently the Israelites determined the boundaries between some land plots by casting lots (cf. Joshua 14:1-5; Psalm 16:6). No one would remain in the land who could do this in the assembly of Yahweh, namely, the covenant nation. The reason was that God would send His people into captivity and give their land to their captors.

This is one of many examples of God"s talionic justice. The Israelites would reap what they had sowed (cf. Galatians 6:7). They had taken land from their countrymen greedily and illegally, so God would take their land from them and let others occupy it.

Context Summary

Micah 2:1-13 - The Harvest Of Greed And Injustice

Micah 1:1-16 dealt with sins against the first table of the law; this deals with those against the second. Evil must sooner or later befall those who devise evil against their neighbors, covet their goods, and oppress their persons. So absolute would be the destruction, that estates would no longer descend from father to son, or be measured by lot, Micah 2:5; and the people would become hard and callous to the prophet's voice, Micah 2:6. Yet through it all God's Spirit would yearn over His people, Micah 2:7-13; His words would still comfort humble souls. But the cruelty of men who despoiled their poor neighbors, not only of their ornaments but of the tunic next their skin, would bring disaster upon the entire nation. The guilty people must prepare to arise and depart, for Canaan could no longer be their home.

But even from captivity God would restore His people, breaking the way through walls of difficulty. Our Breaker is the Lord Jesus who broke the way for us from the prison-house of death. Let us follow Him as He passes on His way to victory. [source]

Chapter Summary: Micah 2

¹ Against oppression
⁴ A lamentation
⁷ A reproof of injustice and idolatry
¹² A promise to restore Jacob

What do the individual words in Micah 2:5 mean?

Therefore no one will have you to determine boundaries by lot in the assembly of Yahweh

לָכֵן֙ לֹֽא־ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ מַשְׁלִ֥יךְ חֶ֖בֶל בְּגוֹרָ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל יְהוָֽה

לֹֽא־	no one
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יִֽהְיֶ֣ה	will have
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מַשְׁלִ֥יךְ	to determine
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁלַךְ Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
חֶ֖בֶל	boundaries
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֶבֶל Sense: a cord, rope, territory, band, company.
בְּגוֹרָ֑ל	by lot
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: גֹּורָל Sense: lot.
בִּקְהַ֖ל	in the assembly
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: קָהָל Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation.
יְהוָֽה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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