Micah 2:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Shall it be said, O 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? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O house of Jacob, shall it be said, Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted, impatient, and shortened? Or are these [prophesied plagues] His doings? Do not My words do good to him who walks uprightly? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible (Should this be said, house of Jacob?) “Is the LORD’s patience cut short? Are these his deeds?” Don’t my words help the one who behaves righteously? Catholic Public Domain Version The house of Jacob says, "Has the Spirit of the Lord been weakened, or are such things his thoughts?" Are not my words good for him who walks uprightly? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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? |
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward.
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield: The LORD will give grace and glory: No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered: But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, mad the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor judgement, and pervert all equity.
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shewn to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; --that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.