Micah 3:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;”

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

Micah 3:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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

“You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;”

Micah 3:2 — World English Bible

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

“ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; ”

Micah 3:2 — American Standard Version

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

“Ye who are hating good, and loving evil, Taking violently their skin from off them, And their flesh from off their bones,”

Micah 3:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 3:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Ye who hate the good, and love evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones; ”

Micah 3:2 — Darby Translation

Micah 3:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But they hate the good, and loue the euill: they plucke off their skinnes from them, and their flesh from their bones.”

Micah 3:2 — Geneva Bible

Micah 3:2 in Context — Micah 3

1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?

2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

4 Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

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What Does Micah 3:2 Mean?

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

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