Micah 2:5

Cast a cord. It is not entirely clear by whom this is spoken and to whom. The sentence does not follow the poetic structure of v. 4, and so is evidently not a continuation of the taunt. It is probably an address by Micah to an impenitent member of the tyrannical, oppressive upper class mentioned in verses 1 and 2, or to the group as a whole. Micah informs the oppressor that because he has dealt unjustly with his neighbor’s land he will have no more an inheritance in Israel. The cord was the measuring line used in dividing land (see Amos 7:17).