Micah 2:8

Micah 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip off the rich robe from those who pass by without a care, like men returning from battle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But lately my people have risen up as an enemy; you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustingly with no thought of war.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Lately My people have risen up as an enemy— You pull off the robe with the garment From those who trust you, as they pass by, Like men returned from war.

Context of Micah 2:8

6“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.” 7Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly? But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle. 9You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever. 10Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction— a grievous destruction!

Micah 2:8 word by word

וְאֶתְמ֗וּל עַמִּי֙ לְאוֹיֵ֣ב יְקוֹמֵ֔ם מִמּ֣וּל שַׂלְמָ֔ה אֶ֖דֶר תַּפְשִׁט֑וּן מֵעֹבְרִ֣ים בֶּ֔טַח שׁוּבֵ֖י מִלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• But of lateאֶתְמוֹל'ethmôl 'ithmôl 'ethmûl · previouslyH865
• My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• have risen upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• have risen upמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• like an enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• You strip offפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• the splendidאֶ֫דֶר'eder · robeH145
• robeשַׂלְמָהώalmâh · garmentH8008
• from unsuspectingבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
• passersbyעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• like men returningשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• from battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for Micah 2:8

• 2 Chronicles 28:5So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.
• Isaiah 9:21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
• 2 Samuel 20:19I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
• 2 Chronicles 28:8Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.
• Psalms 55:20My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
• Psalms 120:6Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.

Commentaries on Micah 2:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8My people is risen up as an enemy - Ye are not only opposed to me, but ye are enemies to each other. Ye rob and spoil each other. Ye plunder the peaceable passenger; depriving him both of his upper and under garment; ye pull off the robe from those who, far from being spoilers themselves, are averse from war.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Even of late - (Literally, yesterday.) Jerome: “He imputeth not past sins, but those recent and, as it were, of yesterday.” “My people is risen up vehemently”. God upbraideth them tenderly by the title, “Mine own people,” as John complaineth, “He came unto His own, and His own received Him not” John 1:11. God became not their enemy, but they arose as one man, - “is risen up,” the whole of it, as His. In Him they might have had peace and joy and assured…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Since they say, "Prophesy not," God will take them at their word, and their sin shall be their punishment. Let the physician no longer attend the patient that will not be healed. Those are enemies, not only to God, but to their country, who silence good ministers, and stop the means of grace. What bonds will hold those who have no reverence for God's word? Sinners cannot expect to rest in a land they have polluted. You shall not only be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10Mistreating their fellow Israelites was like attacking the Lord and his prophet. The people were at fault, not Micah's inspired and righteous message.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Your ways are not such that I can deal with you as I would with the upright. Even of late--literally, "yesterday," "long ago." So "of old." Hebrew, "yesterday" (Is 30:33); "heretofore," Hebrew, "since yesterday" (Jos 3:4). my people is risen up as an enemy--that is, has rebelled against My precepts; also has become an enemy to the unoffending passers-by. robe with the garment--Not content with the outer "garment," ye greedily rob passers-by of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 2:8

• Micah

In the dictionaries

• Breaker
• Averse
• Micah (2)
• Secure; Security

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