Micah 2:3 “Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nati…”

Micah 2:3

Therefore 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Therefore the LORD says: “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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore thus saieth the Lord, Beholde, against this familie haue I deuised a plague, whereout yee shall not plucke your neckes, and ye shall not go so proudly, for this time is euill.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am devising against this family evil, From which ye do not remove your necks, Nor walk loftily, for a time of evil it [is].

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“this family”

Jeremiah 8:3 Amos 3:1 Amos 3:2

Jeremiah 8:3 · BSB

And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

Amos 3:1 · BSB

Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

Amos 3:2 · BSB

“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

“do”

Jeremiah 18:11 Lamentations 2:17 James 2:13 Micah 2:1 Jeremiah 34:17

Jeremiah 18:11 · BSB

Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways,…

Lamentations 2:17 · BSB

The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.

James 2:13 · BSB

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Micah 2:1 · BSB

Woe 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.

Jeremiah 34:17 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword,…

“from”

Amos 9:1–4 Amos 2:14–16 Zephaniah 1:17 Zephaniah 1:18

Amos 9:1–4 · BSB

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who…

Amos 2:14–16 · BSB

Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

Zephaniah 1:17 · BSB

I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.

Zephaniah 1:18 · BSB

Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on th…

“necks”

Lamentations 5:5 Lamentations 1:14 Jeremiah 27:12 Romans 16:4

Lamentations 5:5 · BSB

We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.

Lamentations 1:14 · BSB

My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.

Jeremiah 27:12 · BSB

And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!

Romans 16:4 · BSB

who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

“go”

Isaiah 28:14–18 Isaiah 3:16 Jeremiah 13:15–17 Daniel 5:20–23 Jeremiah 36:23 Daniel 4:37

Isaiah 28:14–18 · BSB

Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 3:16 · BSB

The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty— walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—

Jeremiah 13:15–17 · BSB

Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.

Daniel 5:20–23 · BSB

But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.

Jeremiah 36:23 · BSB

And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.

Daniel 4:37 · BSB

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

“for”

Amos 5:13 Ephesians 5:16

Amos 5:13 · BSB

Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

Ephesians 5:16 · BSB

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.

4In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”

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