Micah 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Micah 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore Yahweh 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.”

Micah 2:3 — World English Bible

Micah 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Micah 2:3 — American Standard Version

Micah 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am devising against this family evil, From which ye do not remove your necks, Nor walk loftily, for a time of evil it <FI>is<Fi> .”

Micah 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Micah 2:3 — Darby Translation

Micah 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore thus saieth the Lord, Beholde, against this familie haue I deuised a plague, whereout yee shall not plucke your neckes, and ye shall not go so proudly, for this time is euill.”

Micah 2:3 — Geneva Bible

Micah 2:3 in Context — Micah 2

1 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 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.

3 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.

4 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.

5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the Lord.

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What Does Micah 2:3 Mean?

Micah 2:3 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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