Micah 2:1

Micah 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Woe to those who devise iniquity, And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand.

Context of Micah 2:1

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness And plot evil on their beds! When morning comes, they practice evil Because it is in the power of their hands. 2They covet fields and seize them, And houses, and take them away. They oppress and rob a man and his house, A man and his inheritance. 3Therefore, thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am planning against this family a disaster (exile) [Like a noose] from which you cannot remove your necks; Nor will you be able to walk haughtily and erect, For it will be an evil time [of subjugation to the invaders].

Micah 2:1 word by word

ה֧וֹי חֹֽשְׁבֵי־אָ֛וֶן וּפֹ֥עֲלֵי רָ֖ע עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם בְּא֤וֹר הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ יַעֲשׂ֔וּהָ כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־לְאֵ֖ל יָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Woeהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
• to them that deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• and workפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• upon their bedsמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• when the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• is lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• they practiseעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• it, because it isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• in the powerאֵל'êl · god: powerH410
• of their handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Micah 2:1

• Esther 3:8Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered [abroad] and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people, and they do not observe the king’s laws. Therefore it is not in the king’s interest to [tolerate them and] let them stay here.
• Esther 5:14Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows fifty cubits high made, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully to the banquet with the king.” And the advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
• Esther 9:25But when it came before the king, he commanded in writing that Haman’s wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews was to return on his own head, and that he and his sons should [endure what he planned for the Jews and] be hanged on the gallows.
• Psalms 7:14Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin, And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
• Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; Protect me from violent men.
• Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.
• Proverbs 12:2A good man will obtain favor from the Lord, But He will condemn a man who devises evil.
• Isaiah 32:7As for the rogue, his weapons are evil; He conceives wicked plans To ruin the poor with lies, Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right.
• Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing]; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue mutters wickedness.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then [my enemies] said, “Come and let us work out schemes against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest [as Jeremiah predicts], nor the counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with our tongue [by making charges against him before the king], and let us ignore anything he says.”
• Ezekiel 11:2Then the Spirit said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise evil and give wicked advice in this city,
• Nahum 1:11From you [O Nineveh], One has gone forth who plotted evil against the Lord, A malevolent counselor [the king of Assyria].
• Luke 20:19The scribes and the chief priests tried to [find a way to] arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people; because they understood that He spoke this parable against them.
• Luke 22:2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people [who listened devotedly to His teaching, and who respected His spiritual wisdom].
• Acts 23:12Now when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath (curse), saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• Romans 1:30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors [of new forms] of evil, disobedient and disrespectful to parents,

Commentaries on Micah 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Wo to them that devise iniquity - Who lay schemes and plans for transgressions; who make it their study to find out new modes of sinning; and make these things their nocturnal meditations, that, having fixed their plan, they may begin to execute it as soon as it is light in the morning. Because it is in the power of their hand - They think they may do whatever they have power and opportunity to do.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The prophet had declared that evil should come down on Samaria and Jerusalem for their sins. He had pronounced them sinners against God; he now speaks of their hard unlovingness toward man, as our Blessed Lord in the Gospel speaks of sins against Himself in His members, as the ground of the condemnation of the wicked. The time of warning is past. He speaks as in the person of the Judge, declaring the righteous judgments of God, pronouncing sentence on the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The sins and desolations of Israel. (1-5) Their evil practices. (6-11) A promise of restoration. (12-13) Verses 1-5 Woe to the people that devise evil during the night, and rise early to carry it into execution! It is bad to do mischief on a sudden thought, much worse to do it with design and forethought. It is of great moment to improve and employ hours of retirement and solitude in a proper manner. If covetousness reigns in the heart, compassion is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Power had corrupted the wealthy, who should have been ready to help their fellow Israelites (compare Genesis 4:9; Joshua 1:14). Thinking up evil plans because you have the power to do so shows a corrupt heart, mind, and character (Genesis 6:5). They covet: They took others' property, which was like stealing and broke God's law against coveting (Exodus 20:17). A family's inheritance was a sacred gift from the Lord, meant to be a permanent possession…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. devise ... work ... practise--They do evil not merely on a sudden impulse, but with deliberate design. As in the former chapter sins against the first table are reproved, so in this chapter sins against the second table. A gradation: "devise" is the conception of the evil purpose; "work" (Psa 58:2), or "fabricate," the maturing of the scheme; "practise," or "effect," the execution of it. because it is in the power of their hand--for the phrase see Ge…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 2:1

• Land
• Malice
• Micah
• Oppression
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In the dictionaries

• Breaker
• Micah (2)

Commentaries on Micah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings