Revised Literal Translation
Micah 2:1
1Woe 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.
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 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. 2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 3Therefore thus saith Yhwh; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.
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ה֧וֹי חֹֽשְׁבֵי־אָ֛וֶן וּפֹ֥עֲלֵי רָ֖ע עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם בְּא֤וֹר הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ יַעֲשׂ֔וּהָ כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־לְאֵ֖ל יָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
- 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 3:8And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
- Esther 5:14Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
- Esther 9:25But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
- Psalms 7:14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
- Psalms 140:1Deliver me, O Yhwh, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
- Proverbs 6:12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a perverse mouth.
- Proverbs 12:2A good man obtaineth favour of Yhwh: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
- Isaiah 32:7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
- Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
- Ezekiel 11:2Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
- Nahum 1:11There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against Yhwh, a wicked counsellor.
- Luke 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
- Luke 22:2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
- Acts 23:12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
- Romans 1:30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, 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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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
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