2:1 Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead,
those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed.
As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans,
because they have the power to do so.
2:2 They confiscate the fields they desire,
and seize the houses they want.
They defraud people of their homes,
and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
3:5 This is what the Lord says: “The prophets who mislead my people
are as good as dead.
If someone gives them enough to eat,
they offer an oracle of peace.
But if someone does not give them food,
they are ready to declare war on him.
3:1 I said,
“Listen, you leaders
you rulers of the nation
You ought to know what is just,
5:2 (5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
seemingly insignificant
from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf,
one whose origins
5:3 So the Lord
until the time when the woman in labor
Then the rest of the king’s
to be reunited with the people of Israel.