Verse 1
Micah 2:1
New Living Translation
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What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night,<br>thinking up evil plans.<br>You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out,<br>simply because you have the power to do so.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
ה֧וֹי חֹֽשְׁבֵי אָ֛וֶן וּ/פֹ֥עֲלֵי רָ֖ע עַל מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑/ם בְּ/א֤וֹר הַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ יַעֲשׂ֔וּ/הָ כִּ֥י יֶשׁ לְ/אֵ֖ל יָדָֽ/ם
English Translation
Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds; in the morning they do it, because it is in the power of their hand.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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