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Micah 2:4
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2 They acovet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.  
3 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“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. 
4 In that day one shall take up a proverb against you,
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.’ ” 
5 Therefore you will have no1 one to determine boundaries by lot
In the assembly of the Lord. 

Lying Prophets

6 “Do not prattle,” you say to those who1 prophesy.
So they shall not prophesy1 to you;
1They shall not return insult for insult. 
7 You who are named the house of Jacob:
“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good
To him who walks uprightly?
8 “Lately My people have risen up as an enemy—
You pull off the robe with the garment
From those who trust you, as they pass by,
Like men returned from war.
9 The women of My people you cast out
From their pleasant houses;
From their children
You have taken away My glory forever.
Verse Comparison: Micah 2:4

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American Standard Version
In that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, `and' say, We are utterly ruined: he changeth the portion of my people: how doth he remove `it' from me! to the rebellious he divideth our fields.

Amplified® Bible
In that day shall they take up a [taunting] parable against you and wail with a doleful {and} bitter lamentation and say, We are utterly ruined {and} laid waste! [God] changes the portion of my people. How He removes it from me! He divides our fields [to the rebellious, our captors].

Contemporary English Version
When that happens, this sorrowful song will be sung about you: "Ruined! Completely ruined! The LORD has taken our land and given it to traitors."

Darby English Version
In that day shall they take up a proverb concerning you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We are utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! He hath distributed our fields to the rebellious.

Good News Bible
When that time comes, people will use the story about you as an example of disaster, and they will sing this song of despair about your experience: We are completely ruined! The LORD has taken our land away And given it to those who took us captive."

King James Version
In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.

New American Standard Bible
"On that day they will take up against you a taunt And utter a bitter lamentation {and} say, `We are completely destroyed! He exchanges the portion of my people; How He removes it from me! To the apostate He apportions our fields.'

New International Version
In that day men will ridicule you;
they will taunt you with this mournful song:
'We are utterly ruined;
my people's possession is divided up.
He takes it from me!
He assigns our fields to traitors.' "

New King James Version
In that day one shall take up a proverb against you,
And lament with a bitter lamentation, saying:
‘ We are utterly destroyed!
He has changed the heritage of my people;
How He has removed it from me!
To a turncoat He has divided our fields.’”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"On that day they will take up against you a taunt And utter a bitter lamentation and say, 'We find ourselves completely destroyed! He exchanges the portion of my people; How He removes it from me! To the apostate He apportions our fields.'

Revised Standard Version
In that day they shall take up a taunt song against you, and wail with bitter lamentation, and say, "We are utterly ruined; he changes the portion of my people; how he removes it from me! Among our captors he divides our fields."

Young's Literal Translation
In that day doth `one' take up for you a simile, And he hath wailed a wailing of wo, He hath said, We have been utterly spoiled, The portion of my people He doth change, How doth He move toward me! To the backslider our fields He apportioneth.


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