Micah 2:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Micah 2:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 2:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 2:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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!’””

Micah 2:4 — World English Bible

Micah 2:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Micah 2:4 — American Standard Version

Micah 2:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“In that day doth <FI>one<Fi> take up for you a simile, And he hath wailed a wailing of woe, 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.”

Micah 2:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 2:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Micah 2:4 — Darby Translation

Micah 2:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“In that daye shall they take vp a parable against you, and lament with a dolefull lamentation, and say, We be vtterly wasted: hee hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he taken it away to restore it vnto mee? he hath deuided our fieldes.”

Micah 2:4 — Geneva Bible

Micah 2:4 in Context — Micah 2

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.

6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.

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What Does Micah 2:4 Mean?

Micah 2:4 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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