Woe to Evildoers
And1 work out evil on their beds!
At amorning light they practice it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.
“Behold, against this afamily I am devising bdisaster,
From which you cannot remove your necks;
Nor shall you walk haughtily,
For this is an evil time.
And alament with a bitter lamentation, saying:
‘We are utterly destroyed!
He has changed the1 heritage of my people;
How He has removed it from me!
To1 a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ”
Lying Prophets
So they shall not prophesy1 to you;
1They shall not return insult for insult.
“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good
To him who walks uprightly?
You pull off the robe with the garment
From those who trust you, as they pass by,
Like men returned from war.
From their pleasant houses;
From their children
You have taken away My glory forever.
For this is not your arest;
Because it is bdefiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will1 prophesy to you of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the aprattler of this people.
Israel Restored
I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
I will put them together blike sheep of the fold,
Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
cThey shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
They will break out,
Pass through the gate,
And go out by it;
aTheir king will pass before them,
bWith the Lord at their head.”
| << Micah 2:1 | Micah 2:3 >> |
American Standard Version
And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Amplified® Bible
They covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them away; they oppress {and} crush a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
Contemporary English Version
You grab any field or house that you want; you cheat families out of homes and land.
Darby English Version
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Good News Bible
When they want fields, they seize them; when they want houses, they take them. No one's family or property is safe.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
They covet fields and then seize {them,} And houses, and take {them} away. They rob a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
New International Version
They covet fields and seize them,
and houses, and take them.
They defraud a man of his home,
a fellowman of his inheritance.
New King James Version
They covet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They covet fields and then seize them, And houses, and take them away They rob a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
Revised Standard Version
They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
Young's Literal Translation
And they have desired fields, And they have taken violently, And houses, and they have taken away, And have oppressed a man and his house, Even a man and his inheritance.
| << Micah 2:1 | Micah 2:3 >> |
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