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?
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