Micah Chapter 2
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations
asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the children of thy delight: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
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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.
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And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
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Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.
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In that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation,
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and say, We are utterly ruined: he changeth the portion of my people: how doth he remove
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it from me! to the rebellious he divideth our fields.
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Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.
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Prophesy ye not,
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thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.
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Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Jehovah straitened? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
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But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely
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as men averse from war.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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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.
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And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
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Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily: for it is an evil time.
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In that day shall they take up a proverb concerning you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We are utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! He hath distributed our fields to the rebellious.
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Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the measuring line upon a lot, in the congregation of Jehovah.
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Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.
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O thou [that art] named the house of Jacob, Is Jehovah impatient? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
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But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip off the mantle with the garment from them that pass by securely, that are averse from war.
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The women of my people do ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children do ye take away my magnificence for ever.
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Arise ye, and depart; for this is not the resting-place, because of defilement that bringeth destruction, even a grievous destruction.
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If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, [saying,] I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink, he shall be the prophet of this people.
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I will surely assemble, O Jacob, the whole of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture: they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men.
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One that breaketh through is gone up before them: they have broken forth, and have passed on to the gate, and are gone out by it; and their king passeth on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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They meditated troubles, and wrought wickedness on their beds, and they put it in execution with the daylight; for they have not lifted up their hands to God.
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And they desired fields, and plundered orphans, and oppressed families, and spoiled a man and his house, even a man and his inheritance.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I devise evils against this family, out of which ye shall not lift up your necks, neither shall ye walk upright speedily: for the time is evil.
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In that day shall a parable be taken up against you, and a plaintive lamentation shall be uttered, saying, We are thoroughly miserable: the portion of my people has been measured out with a line, and there was none to hinder him so as to turn him back; your fields have been divided.
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Therefore thou shalt have no one to cast a line for the lot.
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Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let [any] weep for these things; for he shall not remove the reproaches,
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who says, The house of Jacob has provoked the Spirit of the Lord; are not these his practices? Are not the Lord's words right with him? and have they not proceeded correctly?
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Even beforetime my people withstood [him] as an enemy against his peace; they have stripped off his skin to remove hope [in] the conflict of war.
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The leaders of my people shall be cast forth from their luxurious houses; they are rejected because of their evil practices; draw ye near to the everlasting mountains.
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Arise thou, and depart; for this is not thy rest because of uncleanness: ye have been utterly destroyed;
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ye have fled, no one pursuing [you: thy] spirit has framed falsehood, it has dropped on thee for wine and strong drink. But it shall come to pass, [that] out of the dropping of this people,
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Jacob shall be completely gathered with all [his people]: I will surely receive the remnant of Israel; I will cause them to return together, as sheep in trouble, as a flock in the midst of their fold: they shall rush forth from among men through the breach made before them:
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they have broken through, and passed the gate, and gone out by it: and their king has gone out before them, and the Lord shall lead them.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Væ qui cogitatis inutile, et operamini malum in cubilibus vestris: in luce matutina faciunt illud, quoniam contra Deum est manus eorum.
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Et concupierunt agros, et violenter tulerunt, et rapuerunt domos: et calumniabantur virum, et domum eius, virum, et hereditatem eius.
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Idcirco hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce ego cogito super familiam istam malum: unde non auferetis colla vestra, et non ambulabitis superbi, quoniam tempus pessimum est.
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In die illa sumetur super vos parabola, et cantabitur canticum cum suavitate, dicentium: Depopulatione vastati sumus: pars populi mei commutata est: quomodo recedet a me, cum revertatur, qui regiones nostras dividat?
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Propter hoc non erit tibi mittens funiculum sortis in cœtu Domini.
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Ne loquamini loquentes: Non stillabit super istos, non comprehendet confusio.
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Dicit domus Iacob: Numquid abbreviatus est spiritus Domini, aut tales sunt cogitationes eius? Nonne verba mea bona sunt cum eo, qui recte graditur?
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Et econtrario populus meus in adversarium consurrexit: desuper tunica pallium sustulistis: et eos, qui transibant simpliciter, convertistis in bellum.
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Mulieres populi mei eiecistis de domo deliciarum suarum: a parvulis earum tulistis laudem meam in perpetuum.
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Surgite, et ite, quia non habetis hic requiem: propter immunditiam eius corrumpetur putredine pessima.
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Utinam non essem vir habens spiritum, et mendacium potius loquerer: stillabo tibi in vinum, et in ebrietatem: et erit super quem stillatur populus iste.
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Congregatione congregabo Iacob totum te: in unum conducam reliquias Israel, pariter ponam illum quasi gregem in ovili, quasi pecus in medio caularum, tumultuabuntur a multitudine hominum.
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Ascendet enim pandens iter ante eos: divident, et transibunt portam, et ingredientur per eam: et transibit rex eorum coram eis, et Dominus in capite eorum.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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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.
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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.
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Therefore the LORD 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.
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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!’”
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Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the LORD’s assembly.
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“Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.”
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Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the LORD’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”
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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.
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You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my blessing forever.
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Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.
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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.
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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.
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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 the LORD at their head.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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Woe <FI>to<Fi> those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is--to God.
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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.
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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 <FI>is<Fi> .
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In that day doth <FI>one<Fi> 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.
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Therefore, thou hast no caster of a line by lot In the assembly of Jehovah.
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Ye do not prophesy--they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.
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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?
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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.
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The women of My people ye cast out from its delightful house, From its sucklings ye take away My honour to the age.
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Rise and go, for this <FI>is<Fi> not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.
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If one is going <FI>with<Fi> the wind, And <FI>with<Fi> falsehood hath lied: `I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,' He hath been the prophet of this people!
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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.
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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!
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).