Micah

Micah 2:1–3

¹Woe to those who devise iniquity

and plot evil on their beds!

At morning’s light they accomplish it

because the power is in their hands.

²They covet fields and seize them;

they take away houses.

They deprive a man of his home,

a fellow man of his inheritance.

³Therefore this is what the LORD says:

“I am planning against this nation a disaster

from which you cannot free your necks.

Then you will not walk so proudly,

for it will be a time of calamity.

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Micah 2:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֧וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to those who devise	חֹֽשְׁבֵי־	ḥō·šə·ḇê-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2803 think, account
iniquity	אָ֛וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
and plot	וּפֹ֥עֲלֵי	ū·p̄ō·‘ă·lê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6466 do, make
evil	רָ֖ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their beds	מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם	miš·kə·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
At morning’s	הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙	hab·bō·qer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
light	בְּא֤וֹר	bə·’ō·wr	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H216 light
they accomplish it	יַעֲשׂ֔וּהָ	ya·‘ă·śū·hā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the power	לְאֵ֖ל	lə·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H410 god
is	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
in their hands	יָדָֽם׃	yā·ḏām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand

Micah 2:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They covet	וְחָמְד֤וּ	wə·ḥā·mə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2530 desire, take pleasure in
fields	שָׂדוֹת֙	śā·ḏō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H7704 id.
and seize them	וְגָזָ֔לוּ	wə·ḡā·zā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
they take away	וְנָשָׂ֑אוּ	wə·nā·śā·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
houses	וּבָתִּ֖ים	ū·ḇāt·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
They deprive	וְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙	wə·‘ā·šə·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
a man	גֶּ֣בֶר	ge·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
of his home	וּבֵית֔וֹ	ū·ḇê·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
a fellow man	וְאִ֖ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of his inheritance	וְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃פ	wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance

Micah 2:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I am planning	חֹשֵׁ֛ב	ḥō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2803 think, account
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
this	הַזֹּ֖את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
nation	הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה	ham·miš·pā·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4940 clan
a disaster	רָעָ֑ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
from	מִשָּׁ֜ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
which	אֲ֠שֶׁר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
free	תָמִ֨ישׁוּ	ṯā·mî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H4185 depart, remove
your necks	צַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם	ṣaw·wə·rō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6677 neck, back of neck
Then you will not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
walk	תֵֽלְכוּ֙	ṯê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
so proudly	רוֹמָ֔ה	rō·w·māh	Adverb	H7317 haughtily
for	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הִֽיא׃	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
will be a time	עֵ֥ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular	H6256 time
of calamity	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Cross-references

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Micah 2:1 Psalm 36:4 · Isaiah 32:7 · Psalm 7:14–16 · Hosea 7:6–7 · Nahum 1:11 · Proverbs 6:12–19 · Romans 1:30 · Proverbs 4:16 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Proverbs 3:27 · Deuteronomy 28:32 · Luke 22:2–6

Micah 2:2 Isaiah 5:8 · Jeremiah 22:17 · Amos 8:4 · Ezekiel 18:12

Micah 2:3 Amos 5:13 · Isaiah 2:11–12 · Jeremiah 8:3 · Jeremiah 18:11 · Lamentations 5:5 · Lamentations 2:17 · Isaiah 28:14–18 · James 2:13 · Amos 9:1–4 · Micah 2:1 · Jeremiah 34:17 · Jeremiah 13:15–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.