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.
2 And 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.
3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; 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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Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- 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.
- WEB
- Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- Woe [to] those devising iniquity and working evil on their beds. In the light of morning they do it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- ÅB
- Ve dem som tenker ut urett
og legger planer om ondt mens de ligger i sengen!
Når det lysner av dag, setter de det i verk,
fordi de har makt til det. - OTB
- Ve dem som planlegger ugjerninger,
Som pønsker på ondt mens de ligger i sengen!
Når morgenen kommer, setter de det i verk,
Fordi de har makt til det. - B1930
- Ve dem som tenker ut urett og emner på ondt mens de ligger på sitt leie! Så snart morgenen gryr, setter de det i verk, fordi det står i deres makt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 36:4
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:7
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Read in contextPsalms 7:14–16
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Read in contextHosea 7:6–7
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
Read in contextProverbs 6:12–19
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Read in contextNahum 1:11
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
Read in contextRomans 1:30
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Read in contextProverbs 4:16
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
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