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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] εγενοντο λογιζομενοι κοπους και εργαζομενοι κακα εν ταις κοιταις αυτων και αμα τη ημερα συνετελουν αυτα διοτι ουκ ηραν προς τον θεον τας χειρας αυτων
[2] και επεθυμουν αγρους και διηρπαζον ορφανους και οικους κατεδυναστευον και διηρπαζον ανδρα και τον οικον αυτου ανδρα και την κληρονομιαν αυτου
[3] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω λογιζομαι επι την φυλην ταυτην κακα εξ ων ου μη αρητε τους τραχηλους υμων και ου μη πορευθητε ορθοι εξαιφνης οτι καιρος πονηρος εστιν
[4] εν τη ημερα εκεινη λημφθησεται εφ υμας παραβολη και θρηνηθησεται θρηνος εν μελει λεγων ταλαιπωρια εταλαιπωρησαμεν μερις λαου μου κατεμετρηθη εν σχοινιω και ουκ ην ο κωλυσων αυτον του αποστρεψαι οι αγροι ημων διεμερισθησαν
[5] δια τουτο ουκ εσται σοι βαλλων σχοινιον εν κληρω εν εκκλησια κυριου
[6] μη κλαιετε δακρυσιν μηδε δακρυετωσαν επι τουτοις ου γαρ απωσεται ονειδη
[7] ο λεγων οικος ιακωβ παρωργισεν πνευμα κυριου ει ταυτα τα επιτηδευματα αυτου εστιν ουχ οι λογοι αυτου εισιν καλοι μετ αυτου και ορθοι πεπορευνται
[8] και εμπροσθεν ο λαος μου εις εχθραν αντεστη κατεναντι της ειρηνης αυτου την δοραν αυτου εξεδειραν του αφελεσθαι ελπιδα συντριμμον πολεμου
[9] δια τουτο ηγουμενοι λαου μου απορριφησονται εκ των οικιων τρυφης αυτων δια τα πονηρα επιτηδευματα αυτων εξωσθησαν εγγισατε ορεσιν αιωνιοις
[10] αναστηθι και πορευου οτι ουκ εστιν σοι αυτη η αναπαυσις ενεκεν ακαθαρσιας διεφθαρητε φθορα
[11] κατεδιωχθητε ουδενος διωκοντος πνευμα εστησεν ψευδος εσταλαξεν σοι εις οινον και μεθυσμα και εσται εκ της σταγονος του λαου τουτου
[12] συναγομενος συναχθησεται ιακωβ συν πασιν εκδεχομενος εκδεξομαι τους καταλοιπους του ισραηλ επι το αυτο θησομαι την αποστροφην αυτων ως προβατα εν θλιψει ως ποιμνιον εν μεσω κοιτης αυτων εξαλουνται εξ ανθρωπων
[13] δια της διακοπης προ προσωπου αυτων διεκοψαν και διηλθον πυλην και εξηλθον δι αυτης και εξηλθεν ο βασιλευς αυτων προ προσωπου αυτων ο δε κυριος ηγησεται αυτων