Micah

Micah 2:1

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.