Micah - douay rheims

Chapter 2

¹ Woe to you that devise that which is unprofitable, and work evil in your beds: in the morning light they execute it, because their hand is against God.
² And they have coveted fields, and taken them by violence, and houses they have forcibly taken away: and oppressed a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
³ Therefore thus saith the Lord : Behold, I devise an evil against this family: from which you shall not withdraw your necks, and you shall not walk haughtily, for this is a very evil time.
⁴ In that day a parable shall be taken up upon you, and a song shall be sung with melody by them that say: We are laid waste and spoiled: the portion of my people is changed: how shall he depart from me, whereas he is returning that will divide our land?
⁵ Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the cord of a lot in the assembly of the Lord.
⁶ Speak ye not, saying: It shall not drop upon these, confusion shall not take them.
⁷ The house of Jacob saith: Is the spirit of the Lord straitened, or are these his thoughts? Are not my words good to him that walketh uprightly?
⁸ But my people, on the contrary, are risen up as an enemy: you have taken away the cloak off from the coat: and them that passed harmless you have turned to war.
⁹ You have cast out the women of my people from their houses, in which they took delight: you have taken my praise for ever from their children.
¹⁰ Arise ye, and depart, for there is no rest here for you. For that uncleanness of the land, it shall be corrupted with a grievous corruption.
¹¹ Would God I were not a man that hath the spirit, and that I rather spoke a lie: I will let drop to thee of wine, and of drunkenness: and it shall be this people upon whom it shall drop.
¹² I will assemble and gather together all of thee, O Jacob: I will bring together the remnant of Israel, I will put them together as a flock in the fold, as the sheep in the midst of the sheepcotes, they shall make a tumult by reason of the multitude of men.
¹³ For he shall go up that shall open the way before them: they shall divide, and pass through the gate, and shall come in by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord at the head of them.

Micah - webster

Chapter 2

¹ Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
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 grievous lamentation, and say, We are utterly wasted: 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.
⁷ O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
⁸ Even of late my people hath risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse to war.
⁹ The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
¹⁰ Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a grievous destruction.
¹¹ If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood doth lie, saying, I will prophesy to thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
¹² I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
¹³ The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and have gone out by it; and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.

Micah - world english bible

Chapter 2

¹ to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
² covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
³ thus says Yahweh: "Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster, from which you will not remove your necks, neither will you walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.
⁴ 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!'"
⁵ you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the assembly of Yahweh.
⁶ prophesy!" They prophesy. "Don't prophesy about these things. Disgrace won't overtake us."
⁷ it be said, O house of Jacob: "Is the Spirit of Yahweh angry? Are these his doings? Don't my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?"
⁸ lately my people have risen up as an enemy. You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle.
⁹ drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my blessing forever.
¹⁰ and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.
¹¹ a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: "I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;" he would be the prophet of this people.
¹² will surely assemble, Jacob, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they will swarm with people.
¹³ who breaks open the way goes up before them. They break through the gate, and go out. And their king passes on before them, with Yahweh at their head.

Micah - darby

Chapter 2

¹ Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
² And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
³ Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily: for it is an evil time.
⁴ 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.
⁵ Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the measuring line upon a lot, in the congregation of Jehovah.
⁶ Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.
⁷ O thou [that art] named the house of Jacob, Is Jehovah impatient? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
⁸ But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip off the mantle with the garment from them that pass by securely, that are averse from war.
⁹ The women of my people do ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children do ye take away my magnificence for ever.
¹⁰ Arise ye, and depart; for this is not the resting-place, because of defilement that bringeth destruction, even a grievous destruction.
¹¹ If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, [saying,] I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink, he shall be the prophet of this people.
¹² I will surely assemble, O Jacob, the whole of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture: they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men.
¹³ One that breaketh through is gone up before them: they have broken forth, and have passed on to the gate, and are gone out by it; and their king passeth on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.

Micah - american standard version

Chapter 2

¹ Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
² And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
³ Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.
⁴ 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.
⁵ Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.
⁶ Prophesy ye not, [thus] they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.
⁷ Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Jehovah straitened? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
⁸ But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely [as men] averse from war.
⁹ The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children ye take away my glory for ever.
¹⁰ Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.
¹¹ If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
¹² I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men.
¹³ The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.

Micah - basic english

Chapter 2

¹ A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
² They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.
³ For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.
⁴ In that day this saying will be said about you, and this song of grief will be made: The heritage of my people is measured out, and there is no one to give it back; those who have made us prisoners have taken our fields from us, and complete destruction has come to us.
⁵ For this cause you will have no one to make the decision by the measuring line in the meeting of the Lord.
⁶ Let not words like these be dropped, they say: Shame and the curse will not come to the family of Jacob!
⁷ Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?
⁸ As for you, you have become haters of those who were at peace with you: you take the clothing of those who go by without fear, and make them prisoners of war.
⁹ The women of my people you have been driving away from their dearly loved children; from their young ones you are taking my glory for ever.
¹⁰ Up! and go; for this is not your rest: because it has been made unclean, the destruction ordered will come on you.
¹¹ If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.
¹² I will certainly make all of you, O Jacob, come together; I will get together the rest of Israel; I will put them together like the sheep in their circle: like a flock in their green field; they will be full of the noise of men.
¹³ The opener of the way will go up before them: forcing their way out they will go on to the doorway and out through it: their king will go on before them, and the Lord at their head.