Micah 7:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.”

Micah 7:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 7:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 7:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.”

Micah 7:2 — World English Bible

Micah 7:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. ”

Micah 7:2 — American Standard Version

Micah 7:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Perished hath the kind out of the land, And upright among men--there are none, All of them for blood lie in wait, Each his brother they hunt <FI>with<Fi> a net.”

Micah 7:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 7:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thegodly [man] hath perished out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net. ”

Micah 7:2 — Darby Translation

Micah 7:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The good man is perished out of the earth, and there is none righteous among men: they all lye in wayte for blood: euery man hunteth his brother with a net.”

Micah 7:2 — Geneva Bible

Micah 7:2 in Context — Micah 7

1 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

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What Does Micah 7:2 Mean?

Micah 7:2 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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