Micah 2:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ Therefore thus said יהוה, “See, against this clan I am planning evil, from which you do not remove your necks, nor walk proudly, for this is a time of evil.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, against this family I am planning a disaster from which you cannot remove your necks, nor will you be able to walk erect; for it will be an evil time.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

³ Therefore, the LORD proclaims: I myself am devising an evil against this family from which you will not be able to remove your necks! You will no longer be able to go about arrogantly, for it will be an evil time.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ For this reason, thus says the Lord: Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which you will not steal away your necks. And you will not walk in arrogance, because this is a most wicked time.

Micah 2:3 Cross References

Isaiah 29:20

For the ruthless one is brought to naught, the scorner is consumed, and all who watch for evil shall be cut off,

Isaiah 3:16

And יהוה  says, “Because the daughters of Tsiyon are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and seductive eyes, walking and mincing as they go, making a jingling with their feet,

Isaiah 5:19

who are saying, “Let Him hurry! Let Him hasten His work, so that we see it! And let the counsel of the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 18:11

“And now, speak to the men of Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 27:12

And I spoke to Tsiḏ

Jeremiah 34:17

“Therefore thus said יהוה, ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming release, each one to his brother and each one to his neighbour. See, I am proclaiming release to you,’ declares יהוה, ‘to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the scarcity of food! And I shall make you a horror to all reigns of the earth.

Jeremiah 36:23

Then it came to be, when Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 43:2

that Azaryah son of Hoshayah, and Yoḥ

Jeremiah 8:3

“And death shall be preferred to life by all the rest of those who remain of this evil people, who remain in all the places where I have driven them,” declares יהוה  of hosts.

Lamentations 1:14

“The yoke of my transgressions Has been bound by His hand, Woven together and thrust upon my neck. He has made my strength stumble, יהוה  has given me into hands Which I am unable to withstand.

Lamentations 2:17

יהוה  has done what He planned, He has filled His word Which He commanded in days of old. He has torn down, without compassion, And He has let your enemy rejoice over you. He has exalted the horn of your adversaries.

Lamentations 5:5

We have been pursued close onto our neck, We have laboured and had no rest.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Neḇ

Amos 2:14

“And a place to flee shall perish from the swift, and the strong not strengthen his power, and the mighty not save his life,

Amos 3:1

Hear this word that יהוה  has spoken against you, O children of Yisra’ĕ

Amos 3:2

“You alone have I known of all the clans of the earth, therefore I punish you for all your crookednesses.”

Amos 5:13

Therefore the wise keep silent at that time, for it is an evil time.

Micah 2:1

Woe to those plotting wickedness, and working out evil upon their beds! In the light of the morning they practise it, because it is in the might of their hand.

Romans 16:4

who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the gentiles,

Ephesians 5:16

redeeming the time, because the days are wicked.

Deuteronomy 28:48

you shall serve your enemies whom יהוה  sends against you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in need of all. And he shall put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.

James 2:13

For the judgment is without compassion to the one who has shown no compassion. And compassion boasts over judgment.