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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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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.

Micah 2:2 Or, defraud
Micah 2:4a Heb. with a lamentation of lamentations
Micah 2:4b Or, instead of restoring
Micah 2:6a Heb. drop, etc.
Micah 2:6b Or, prophesy not, as they prophesy
Micah 2:7 Heb. upright
Micah 2:8a Heb. yesterday
Micah 2:8b Heb. over against a garment
Micah 2:9 Or, wives
Micah 2:11 Or, walk with the wind, and lie falsely

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Micah 2 (BYZ)

[1] Ἐγένοντο () λογιζόμενοι () κόπους () καὶ () ἐργαζόμενοι () κακὰ () ἐν () ταῖς () κοίταις () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἅμα () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () συνετέλουν () αὐτά, () διότι () οὐκ () ἦραν () πρὸς () τὸν () θεὸν () τὰς () χεῖρας () αὐτῶν· ()
[2] καὶ () ἐπεθύμουν () ἀγροὺς () καὶ () διήρπαζον () ὀρφανοὺς () καὶ () οἴκους () κατεδυνάστευον () καὶ () διήρπαζον () ἄνδρα () καὶ () τὸν () οἶκον () αὐτοῦ, () ἄνδρα () καὶ () τὴν () κληρονομίαν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[3] Διὰ () τοῦτο () τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () λογίζομαι () ἐπὶ () τὴν () φυλὴν () ταύτην () κακά, () ἐξ () ὧν () οὐ () μὴ () ἄρητε () τοὺς () τραχήλους () ὑμῶν () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () πορευθῆτε () ὀρθοὶ () ἐξαίφνης, () ὅτι () καιρὸς () πονηρός () ἐστιν. ()
[4] Ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () λημφθήσεται () ἐφ’ () ὑμᾶς () παραβολή, () καὶ () θρηνηθήσεται () θρῆνος () ἐν () μέλει () λέγων () Ταλαιπωρίᾳ () ἐταλαιπωρήσαμεν· () μερὶς () λαοῦ () μου () κατεμετρήθη ἐν () σχοινίῳ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () ὁ () κωλύσων () αὐτὸν () τοῦ () ἀποστρέψαι· () οἱ () ἀγροὶ () ἡμῶν () διεμερίσθησαν. ()
[5] Διὰ () τοῦτο () οὐκ () ἔσται () σοι () βάλλων () σχοινίον () ἐν () κλήρῳ () ἐν () ἐκκλησίᾳ () κυρίου. ()
[6] Μὴ () κλαίετε () δάκρυσιν, () μηδὲ () δακρυέτωσαν () ἐπὶ () τούτοις· () οὐ () γὰρ () ἀπώσεται () ὀνείδη. ()
[7] Ὁ () λέγων () Οἶκος () Ιακωβ () παρώργισεν () πνεῦμα () κυρίου· () εἰ () ταῦτα () τὰ () ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτοῦ () ἐστιν; () Οὐχ () οἱ () λόγοι () αὐτοῦ () εἰσιν () καλοὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ὀρθοὶ () πεπόρευνται; ()
[8] Καὶ () ἔμπροσθεν () ὁ () λαός () μου () εἰς () ἔχθραν () ἀντέστη· () κατέναντι () τῆς () εἰρήνης () αὐτοῦ () τὴν () δορὰν αὐτοῦ () ἐξέδειραν τοῦ () ἀφελέσθαι () ἐλπίδα () συντριμμὸν πολέμου. ()
[9] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἡγούμενοι () λαοῦ () μου () ἀπορριφήσονται () ἐκ () τῶν () οἰκιῶν () τρυφῆς () αὐτῶν, () διὰ () τὰ () πονηρὰ () ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτῶν () ἐξώσθησαν· () ἐγγίσατε () ὄρεσιν () αἰωνίοις. ()
[10] Ἀνάστηθι () καὶ () πορεύου, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () σοι () αὕτη () ἡ () ἀνάπαυσις () ἕνεκεν () ἀκαθαρσίας. () Διεφθάρητε () φθορᾷ, ()
[11] κατεδιώχθητε () οὐδενὸς () διώκοντος· () πνεῦμα () ἔστησεν () ψεῦδος, () ἐστάλαξέν σοι () εἰς () οἶνον () καὶ () μέθυσμα. Καὶ () ἔσται () ἐκ () τῆς () σταγόνος τοῦ () λαοῦ () τούτου ()
[12] συναγόμενος () συναχθήσεται () Ιακωβ () σὺν () πᾶσιν· () ἐκδεχόμενος () ἐκδέξομαι () τοὺς () καταλοίπους () τοῦ () Ισραηλ, () ἐπὶ () τὸ () αὐτὸ () θήσομαι () τὴν () ἀποστροφὴν αὐτῶν· () ὡς () πρόβατα () ἐν () θλίψει, () ὡς () ποίμνιον () ἐν () μέσῳ () κοίτης () αὐτῶν () ἐξαλοῦνται () ἐξ () ἀνθρώπων. ()
[13] Διὰ () τῆς () διακοπῆς πρὸ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν () διέκοψαν καὶ () διῆλθον () πύλην () καὶ () ἐξῆλθον () δι’ () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () ἐξῆλθεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () αὐτῶν () πρὸ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν, () ὁ () δὲ () κύριος () ἡγήσεται () αὐτῶν. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.