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 to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. 2They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. 3Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.

Micah 2:1 word by word

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

• Woeהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
• to those who deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• and plotפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• their bedsמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• At morning’sבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• they accomplish itעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the powerאֵל'êl · god: powerH410
• isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• in their handsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Micah 2:1

• Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
• Esther 5:14His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
• Esther 9:25But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
• Psalms 7:14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
• Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
• Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
• Proverbs 12:2The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
• Isaiah 32:7The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
• Isaiah 59:3For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
• Ezekiel 11:2And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
• Nahum 1:11From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
• Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
• Luke 22:2and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
• Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their 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

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In the dictionaries

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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