Micah 2 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Micah 3

¹I said, “Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn’t it for you to know justice?

KJVAnd I said^H559^(H8799), Hear^H8085^(H8798), I pray you, O heads^H7218 of Jacob^H3290, and ye princes^H7101 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478; Is it not for you to know^H3045^(H8800) judgment^H4941?

² You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;

KJVWho hate^H8130^(H8802) the good^H2896, and love^H157^(H8802) the evil^H7451; who pluck off^H1497^(H8802) their skin^H5785 from off them, and their flesh^H7607 from off their bones^H6106;

³ who also eat the flesh of my people, and peel their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as meat within the cauldron.

KJVWho also eat^H398^(H8804) the flesh^H7607 of my people^H5971, and flay^H6584^(H8689) their skin^H5785 from off them; and they break^H6476^(H8765) their bones^H6106, and chop them in pieces^H6566^(H8804), as for the pot^H5518, and as flesh^H1320 within^H8432 the caldron^H7037.

⁴ Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”

KJVThen shall they cry^H2199^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, but he will not hear^H6030^(H8799) them: he will even hide^H5641^(H8686) his face^H6440 from them at that time^H6256, as they have behaved themselves ill^H7489^(H8689) in their doings^H4611.

⁵ Yahweh says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray—for those who feed their teeth, they proclaim, “Peace!” and whoever doesn’t provide for their mouths, they prepare war against him:

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 concerning the prophets^H5030 that make my people^H5971 err^H8582^(H8688), that bite^H5391^(H8802) with their teeth^H8127, and cry^H7121^(H8804), Peace^H7965; and he that putteth^H5414^(H8799) not into their mouths^H6310, they even prepare^H6942^(H8765) war^H4421 against him.

⁶ “Therefore night is over you, with no vision, and it is dark to you, that you may not divine; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will be black over them.

KJVTherefore night^H3915 shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision^H2377; and it shall be dark^H2821^(H8675)^H2821^(H8804) unto you, that ye shall not divine^H7080^(H8800); and the sun^H8121 shall go down^H935^(H8804) over the prophets^H5030, and the day^H3117 shall be dark^H6937^(H8804) over them.

⁷ The seers shall be disappointed, and the diviners confounded. Yes, they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.”

KJVThen shall the seers^H2374 be ashamed^H954^(H8804), and the diviners^H7080^(H8802) confounded^H2659^(H8804): yea, they shall all cover^H5844^(H8804) their lips^H8222; for there is no answer^H4617 of God^H430.

⁸ But as for me, I am full of power by Yahweh’s Spirit, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.

KJVBut truly^H199 I am full^H4390^(H8804) of power^H3581 by the spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068, and of judgment^H4941, and of might^H1369, to declare^H5046^(H8687) unto Jacob^H3290 his transgression^H6588, and to Israel^H3478 his sin^H2403.

⁹ Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity,

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) this, I pray you, ye heads^H7218 of the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, and princes^H7101 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, that abhor^H8581^(H8764) judgment^H4941, and pervert^H6140^(H8762) all equity^H3477.

¹⁰ who build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

KJVThey build up^H1129^(H8802) Zion^H6726 with blood^H1818, and Jerusalem^H3389 with iniquity^H5766.

¹¹ Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money; yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, “Isn’t Yahweh among us? No disaster will come on us.”

KJVThe heads^H7218 thereof judge^H8199^(H8799) for reward^H7810, and the priests^H3548 thereof teach^H3384^(H8686) for hire^H4242, and the prophets^H5030 thereof divine^H7080^(H8799) for money^H3701: yet will they lean^H8172^(H8735) upon the LORD^H3068, and say^H559^(H8800), Is not the LORD^H3068 among^H7130 us? none evil^H7451 can come^H935^(H8799) upon us.

¹² Therefore Zion for your sake will be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps of rubble, and the mountain of the temple like the high places of a forest.

KJVTherefore shall Zion^H6726 for your sake^H1558 be plowed^H2790^(H8735) as a field^H7704, and Jerusalem^H3389 shall become heaps^H5856, and the mountain^H2022 of the house^H1004 as the high places^H1116 of the forest^H3293.

WEB·Micah 2

¹Woe 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.

KJVWoe^H1945 to them that devise^H2803^(H8802) iniquity^H205, and work^H6466^(H8802) evil^H7451 upon their beds^H4904! when the morning^H1242 is light^H216, they practise^H6213^(H8799) it, because it is^H3426 in the power^H410 of their hand^H3027.

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.

KJVAnd they covet^H2530^(H8804) fields^H7704, and take them by violence^H1497^(H8804); and houses^H1004, and take them away^H5375^(H8804): so they oppress^H6231^(H8804) a man^H1397 and his house^H1004, even a man^H376 and his heritage^H5159.

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.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Behold, against this family^H4940 do I devise^H2803^(H8802) an evil^H7451, from which ye shall not remove^H4185^(H8686) your necks^H6677; neither shall ye go^H3212^(H8799) haughtily^H7317: for this time^H6256 is evil^H7451.

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!’”

KJVIn that day^H3117 shall one take up^H5375^(H8799) a parable^H4912 against you, and lament^H5091^(H8804) with a doleful^H5093 lamentation^H5092, and say^H559^(H8804), We be utterly^H7703^(H8800) spoiled^H7703^(H8738): he hath changed^H4171^(H8686) the portion^H2506 of my people^H5971: how hath he removed^H4185^(H8686) it from me! turning away^H7725^(H8788) he hath divided^H2505^(H8762) our fields^H7704.

⁵ Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in Yahweh’s assembly.

KJVTherefore thou shalt have none that shall cast^H7993^(H8688) a cord^H2256 by lot^H1486 in the congregation^H6951 of the LORD^H3068.

⁶ “Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.”

KJVProphesy^H5197^(H8686) ye not, say they to them that prophesy^H5197^(H8686): they shall not prophesy^H5197^(H8686) to them, that they shall not take^H5253^(H8799) shame^H3639.

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?”

KJVO thou that art named^H559^(H8803) the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, is the spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 straitened^H7114^(H8804)? are these his doings^H4611? do not my words^H1697 do good^H3190^(H8686) to him that walketh^H1980^(H8802) uprightly^H3477?

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.

KJVEven of late^H865 my people^H5971 is risen up^H6965^(H8787) as an enemy^H341^(H8802): ye pull off^H6584^(H8686) the robe^H145 with^H4136 the garment^H8008 from them that pass^H5674^(H8802) by securely^H983 as men averse^H7725^(H8803) from war^H4421.

⁹ You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my blessing forever.

KJVThe women^H802 of my people^H5971 have ye cast out^H1644^(H8762) from their pleasant^H8588 houses^H1004; from their children^H5768 have ye taken away^H3947^(H8799) my glory^H1926 for ever^H5769.

¹⁰ Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798) ye, and depart^H3212^(H8798); for this is not your rest^H4496: because it is polluted^H2930^(H8800), it shall destroy^H2254^(H8762) you, even with a sore^H4834^(H8737) destruction^H2256.

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.

KJVIf^H3863 a man^H376 walking^H1980^(H8802) in the spirit^H7307 and falsehood^H8267 do lie^H3576^(H8765), saying, I will prophesy^H5197^(H8686) unto thee of wine^H3196 and of strong drink^H7941; he shall even be the prophet^H5197^(H8688) of this people^H5971.

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.

KJVI will surely^H622^(H8800) assemble^H622^(H8799), O Jacob^H3290, all of thee; I will surely^H6908^(H8763) gather^H6908^(H8762) the remnant^H7611 of Israel^H3478; I will put^H7760^(H8799) them together^H3162 as the sheep^H6629 of Bozrah^H1223^(H8677)^H1224, as the flock^H5739 in the midst^H8432 of their fold^H1699: they shall make great noise^H1949^(H8686) by reason of the multitude of men^H120.

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.

KJVThe breaker^H6555^(H8802) is come up^H5927^(H8804) before^H6440 them: they have broken up^H6555^(H8804), and have passed through^H5674^(H8799) the gate^H8179, and are gone out^H3318^(H8799) by it: and their king^H4428 shall pass^H5674^(H8799) before^H6440 them, and the LORD^H3068 on the head^H7218 of them.

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