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 wrongdoing, Who practice evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, Because it is in the power of their hands. 2They covet fields, so they seize them; And houses, so they take them. They exploit a man and his house, A person and his inheritance. 3Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am planning against this family a catastrophe From which you cannot remove your necks; And you will not walk haughtily, For it will be an evil time.

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
• deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• wrongdoingאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• Who practiceפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• on their bedsמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• When morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• comes, they doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• Becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• powerאֵל'êl · god: powerH410
• of their handsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Micah 2:1

• Esther 3:8Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered 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 comply with the king’s laws, so it is not in the king’s interest to let them remain.
• Esther 5:14Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Have a wooden gallows fifty cubits high made, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet.” And the advice pleased Haman, so he had the wooden gallows made.
• Esther 9:25But when it came to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews was to return on his own head, and that he and his sons were to be hanged on the wooden gallows.
• Psalms 7:14Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice, And he conceives harm and gives birth to lies.
• Psalms 140:1Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; Protect me from violent men
• Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, Is one who walks with a perverse mouth,
• Proverbs 12:2A good person will obtain favor from the Lord, But He will condemn a person who devises evil.
• Isaiah 32:7As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the poor with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right.
• Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with wrongdoing; Your lips have spoken deceit, Your tongue mutters wickedness.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Come and let’s devise plans against Jeremiah. Certainly the Law is not going to be lost by the priest, nor advice by the wise, nor the divine word by the prophet! Come, and let’s strike at him with our tongue, and let’s pay no attention to any of his words.”
• Ezekiel 11:2Then He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise wrongdoing and give evil advice in this city,
• Nahum 1:11From you has gone out One who plotted evil against the Lord, A wicked counselor.
• Luke 20:19The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and yet they feared the people; for they were aware that He had spoken this parable against them.
• Luke 22:2And the chief priests and the scribes were trying to find a way to put Him to death, since they were afraid of the people.
• Acts 23:12When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and put themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
• Romans 1:30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient 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

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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