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# General Information:
Micah begins to quote a long speech by Yahweh.
Look
"Listen carefully" or "Pay attention"
disaster
See how you translated this in Micah 1:12.
this clan
This "clan" refers to the entire community of Israel, whose rich people are oppressing the poor. The sins of the leaders are coming back on the whole nation.
from which you will not remove your necks
Yahweh speaks of punishing the people as if he were putting a yoke around their necks. Alternate translation: "from which you will not be able to escape" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)