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World English Bible

Micah 2 (WEBP)

[1] Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
[2] They covet fields and seize them, and houses, then take them away. They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
[3] Therefore Yahweh says: “Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster, from which you will not remove your necks, neither will you walk haughtily, for it is an evil time.
[4] In that day they will take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, saying, ‘We are utterly ruined! My people’s possession is divided up. Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!’ ”
[5] Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in Yahweh’s assembly.
[6] “Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.”
[7] Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is Yahweh’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”
[8] But lately my people have risen up as an enemy. You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle.
[9] You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my blessing forever.
[10] Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.
[11] If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies, saying, “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink,” he would be the prophet of this people.
[12] I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the middle of their pasture. They will swarm with people.
[13] He who breaks open the way goes up before them. They break through the gate, and go out. Their king passes on before them, with Yahweh at their head.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Micah 2 (KJVS)

[1] Woe to them that devise () iniquity , and work () evil upon their beds ! when the morning is light , they practise () it, because it is in the power of their hand .
[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 .
[3] Therefore thus saith () the LORD ; Behold, against this family do I devise () an evil , from which ye shall not remove () your necks ; neither shall ye go () haughtily : for this time [is] evil .
[4] In that day shall [one] take up () a parable against you, and lament () with a doleful lamentation , [and] say (), We be utterly () spoiled (): he hath changed () the portion of my people : how hath he removed () [it] from me! turning away () he hath divided () our fields .
[5] Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast () a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD .
[6] Prophesy () ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy (): they shall not prophesy () to them, [that] they shall not take () shame .
[7] O [thou that art] named () the house of Jacob , is the spirit of the LORD straitened ()? [are] these his doings ? do not my words do good () to him that walketh () uprightly ?
[8] Even of late my people is risen up () as an enemy (): ye pull off () the robe with the garment from them that pass () by securely as men averse () from war .
[9] The women of my people have ye cast out () from their pleasant houses ; from their children have ye taken away () my glory for ever .
[10] Arise () ye, and depart (); for this [is] not [your] rest : because it is polluted (), it shall destroy () [you], even with a sore () destruction .
[11] If a man walking () in the spirit and falsehood do lie (), [saying], I will prophesy () unto thee of wine and of strong drink ; he shall even be the prophet () of this people .
[12] I will surely () assemble (), O Jacob , all of thee; I will surely () gather () the remnant of Israel ; I will put () them together as the sheep of Bozrah () , as the flock in the midst of their fold : they shall make great noise () by reason of [the multitude of] men .
[13] The breaker () is come up () before them: they have broken up (), and have passed through () the gate , and are gone out () by it: and their king shall pass () before them, and the LORD on the head of them.

Young’s Literal Translation

Micah 2 (YLT)

[1] Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is-to God.
[2] And they have desired fields, And they have taken violently, And houses, and they have taken away, And have oppressed a man and his house, Even a man and his inheritance.
[3] Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am devising against this family evil, From which ye do not remove your necks, Nor walk loftily, for a time of evil it is.
[4] In that day doth one take up for you a simile, And he hath wailed a wailing of woe, He hath said, We have been utterly spoiled, The portion of my people He doth change, How doth He move toward me! To the backslider our fields He apportioneth.
[5] Therefore, thou hast no caster of a line by lot In the assembly of Jehovah.
[6] Ye do not prophesy-they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.
[7] Doth the house of Jacob say, ‘Hath the Spirit of Jehovah been shortened? Are these His doings?’ Do not My words benefit the people that is walking uprightly?
[8] And yesterday My people for an enemy doth raise himself up, From the outer garment the honourable ornament ye strip off, From the confident passers by, Ye who are turning back from war.
[9] The women of My people ye cast out from its delightful house, From its sucklings ye take away My honour to the age.
[10] Rise and go, for this is not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.
[11] If one is going with the wind, And with falsehood hath lied: ‘I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,’ He hath been the prophet of this people!
[12] I do surely gather thee, O Jacob, all of thee, I surely bring together the remnant of Israel, Together I do set it as the flock of Bozrah, As a drove in the midst of its pasture, It maketh a noise because of man.
[13] Gone up hath the breaker before them, They have broken through, Yea, they pass through the gate, Yea, they go out through it, And pass on doth their king before them, And Jehovah at their head!