Micah 2:2
"And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And they covet fields, and take them by violence,.... The fields of their poor neighbours, which lie near them, and convenient for them; they wish they were theirs, and they contrive ways and means to get them into their possession; and if

they cannot get them by fair means, if they cannot persuade them to sell them, or at their price, they will either use some crafty method to get them from them, or they will take them away by force and violence; as Ahab got Naboth's vineyard from him: and houses, and take them away; they covet the houses of their neighbours also, and take the same course to get them out of their hands, and add them to their own estates: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage; not only dispossess him of his house to dwell in, but of his paternal inheritance, what he received from his ancestors, and should have transmitted to his posterity, being unalienable; and so distressed a man and his family for the present, and his posterity after him. The Vulgate Latin version is, "they calumniate a man and his house"; which seems to be designed to make it agree with the story of Ahab, Kg1 21:13 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (10 words)

H2530 חָמַד
Definition:

17;Proverbs 12:12;חָֽמְדוּProverbs 1:22;וְחָֽמְדוּconsecutiveMicah 2:2;חֲמַדְתֶּםIsaiah 1:29;ImperfectיַחְמֹדExodus 34:24; 2masculine singularתַּחְמֹדExodus 20:16(twice in verse) + 3t. (includingProve 17;Proverbs 12:12;חָֽמְדוּProverbs 1:22;וְחָֽמְדוּconsecutiveMicah 2:2;חֲמַדְתֶּםIsaiah 1:29;ImperfectיַחְמֹדExodus 34:24; 2masculine singularתַּחְמֹדExodus 20:16(twice in verse) + 3t. (includingProve

Possible Meanings:
  • desire (semantic_range)
  • delight (semantic_range)
H7704 שָׂדֶה
Definition:

12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield 12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield

H1497 גָּזַל
Definition:

19;Ezekiel 18:18,גָּזָ֑לLeviticus 5:232t.,גָּזַלְתִּיPsalm 69:5etc.;ImperfectיִגְזֹלEzekiel 18:7,וַיִּגְזֹל2 Samuel 23:21;1 Chronicles 11:23etc.;InfinitiveגְּזֹלIsaiah 10:2;ParticipleactiveגּוֺזֵלProv 19;Ezekiel 18:18,גָּזָ֑לLeviticus 5:232t.,גָּזַלְתִּיPsalm 69:5etc.;ImperfectיִגְזֹלEzekiel 18:7,וַיִּגְזֹל2 Samuel 23:21;1 Chronicles 11:23etc.;InfinitiveגְּזֹלIsaiah 10:2;ParticipleactiveגּוֺזֵלProv

Possible Meanings:
  • robbery (semantic_range)
H1004 בּיִת
Definition:

12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch 12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch

Possible Meanings:
  • lodge (semantic_range)
  • pass the night (semantic_range)
H5375 נָשָׂא
Definition:

35carry away(of wind, with accusative of thing);Imperativemasculine singularשֵׂאEzra 5:15take(accusative vessels).Hithpa.make a rising, an insurrection: Participlefeminine singularמִתְנַשְּׂאָהEzra 4: 35carry away(of wind, with accusative of thing);Imperativemasculine singularשֵׂאEzra 5:15take(accusative vessels).Hithpa.make a rising, an insurrection: Participlefeminine singularמִתְנַשְּׂאָהEzra 4:

Possible Meanings:
  • lift (semantic_range)
H6231 עָשַׁק
Definition:

21;Ezekiel 18:18; 2masculine singular suffixעֲשַׁקְתָּ֫נוּ1 Samuel 12:4, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singular suffixיַעַשׁקֻנִיPsalm 119:122; 2masculine singularתַּעֲשֹׁקLeviticus 19:13+, etc.;Infinitive 21;Ezekiel 18:18; 2masculine singular suffixעֲשַׁקְתָּ֫נוּ1 Samuel 12:4, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singular suffixיַעַשׁקֻנִיPsalm 119:122; 2masculine singularתַּעֲשֹׁקLeviticus 19:13+, etc.;Infinitive

Possible Meanings:
  • oppression (semantic_range)
  • extortion (semantic_range)
H1397 גֶּבֶר
Definition:

539t.;גָּ֑בֶרJob 3:313t.; constructגְּבַּרPsalm 18:26(=2 Samuel 22:26גִּבּוֺרbutᵐ5ᵑ6readגֶּבֶר); pluralגְּבָריםJeremiah 41:1610t.; — man as strong, distinguished from women, children, and non-combatan 539t.;גָּ֑בֶרJob 3:313t.; constructגְּבַּרPsalm 18:26(=2 Samuel 22:26גִּבּוֺרbutᵐ5ᵑ6readגֶּבֶר); pluralגְּבָריםJeremiah 41:1610t.; — man as strong, distinguished from women, children, and non-combatan

Possible Meanings:
  • mighty one (semantic_range)
H1004 בּיִת
Definition:

12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch 12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch

Possible Meanings:
  • lodge (semantic_range)
  • pass the night (semantic_range)
H0376 אִישׁ
Definition:

23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ 23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ

Possible Meanings:
  • man (semantic_range)
H5159 נַחֲלָה
Definition:

23+;נַחֲלָתPsalm 16:6(Ges§ 90g), readנַחֲלָתִיEw SS We Köii. 1, 425; constructנַחֲלַתJoshua 13:23; suffixנַחֲלָתִיRuth 4:6;נַחֲלַתְכֶםPsalm 105:11; pluralנְחָלוֺתIsaiah 49:8,נְחָלֹתJoshua 19:51;1prope 23+;נַחֲלָתPsalm 16:6(Ges§ 90g), readנַחֲלָתִיEw SS We Köii. 1, 425; constructנַחֲלַתJoshua 13:23; suffixנַחֲלָתִיRuth 4:6;נַחֲלַתְכֶםPsalm 105:11; pluralנְחָלוֺתIsaiah 49:8,נְחָלֹתJoshua 19:51;1prope

Possible Meanings:
  • possession (semantic_range)
  • property (semantic_range)
  • inheritance (semantic_range)
  • property (semantic_range)
  • portion (semantic_range)

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