Micah 2:3

Judgment

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.

² They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.

Therefore 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.

⁴ In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”

⁵ Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Therefore 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Therefore the LORD says: “Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster, from which you will not remove your necks, neither will you walk haughtily, for it is an evil time.
ASV: Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.
DARBY: Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily: for it is an evil time.
BLB: Therefore, thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am planning calamity against this family that you⁺ cannot remove from your⁺ necks; and you⁺ will not walk haughtily, for it [is] a time of calamity.

ÅB: Derfor sier Herren:
Se, jeg tenker ut ulykke over denne slekten,
som dere ikke skal kunne riste av halsen.
Dere skal ikke kunne gå med hevet hode,
for det blir en ond tid.
OTB: Derfor, dette sier Herren:
“Se, jeg planlegger mot denne slekt en ulykke
Som dere ikke kan fjerne nakken fra;
Og dere skal ikke gå med stolthet,
For det vil være en ond tid.
B1930: Derfor sier Herren så: Se, jeg tenker ut ondt over denne slekt, ulykker som I ikke skal kunne ryste av eders hals, og I skal ikke kunne gå med høireist hode; for det blir en ond tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 8:3
And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
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Amos 5:13
Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
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Isaiah 2:11–12
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
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Jeremiah 18:11
Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’
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Amos 9:1–4
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
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James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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Isaiah 28:14–18
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
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Lamentations 5:5
We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.
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