Verse 1

Micah 2:1

Literal Standard Version

1 Woe to those devising iniquity, || And working evil on their beds, || In the morning light they do it, || For their hand is—to God (Elohim).
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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Chapter 2 Context
1 Woe to those devising iniquity, || And working evil on their beds, || In the morning light they do i...
2 And they have desired fields, || And they have taken violently, || And houses, and they have taken a... Focus ↗
3 Therefore, thus said YHWH: “Behold, I am devising against this family calamity, || From which you do... Focus ↗
4 In that day one takes up for you an allegory, || And he has wailed a wailing of woe, || He has said,... Focus ↗
5 Therefore, you have no caster of a line by lot || In the assembly of YHWH. Focus ↗
6 You do not prophesy—they prophesy, || They do not prophesy to these, || It does not remove shame. Focus ↗
7 Those named the house of Jacob: Has the Spirit of YHWH been shortened? Are these His doings? Do My w... Focus ↗
8 And recently My people raise up as an enemy, || You strip off the honorable ornament from the outer... Focus ↗
9 The women of My people you cast out from its delightful house, || From its sucklings you take away M... Focus ↗
10 Rise and go, for this is not the rest, || Because of uncleanness it corrupts, || And corruption is p... Focus ↗
11 If one is going with the wind, || And with falsehood has lied: I prophesy to you of wine, and of str... Focus ↗
12 I surely gather you, O Jacob, all of you, || I surely bring together the remnant of Israel, || Toget... Focus ↗
13 The breaker has gone up before them, || They have broken through, || Indeed, they pass through the g... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Micah
Chapter
Chapter 2 (13 verses)
Version
Literal Standard Version
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