Micah 2

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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.	Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.	Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.	Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
2	They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.	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.	They covet fields and seize them, and houses, then take them away. They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.	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.
3	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.	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.	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.	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.
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.’”	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.	In that day they will take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, saying, ‘We are utterly ruined! My people’s possession is divided up. Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!’”	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.
5	Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the Lord to divide the land by lot.	Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the Lord.	Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the Lord’s assembly.	Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.
6	“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”	Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.	“Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.”	Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.
7	Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?	O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?	Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Lord’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”	Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Jehovah straitened? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
8	But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.	Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.	But lately my people have risen up as an enemy. You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle.	But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
9	You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever.	The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.	You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my blessing forever.	The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children ye take away my glory for ever.
10	Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction— a grievous destruction!	Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.	Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.	Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.
11	If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!	If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.	If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies, saying, “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink,” he would be the prophet of this people.	If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
12	I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture— a noisy throng.	I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.	I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the middle of their pasture. They will swarm with people.	I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
13	One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the Lord as their leader.	The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.	He who breaks open the way goes up before them. They break through the gate, and go out. Their king passes on before them, with the Lord at their head.	The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.